tommykendall said:
Congrats TK.
8 years for me.
Had an awesome time.
Thanks for the recommendation on the Tower versus the Courtyard suites RonL. I think we were the 2nd or 3rd guest at best since the rennovation. Extremely new, while the Courtyard area was still stuck in 1976.
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Jason Robinson at Zanies Comedy Club. That guy is funny. Haven't laughed like that in a while. You get a chance to see him, do it. We were front row center, and were part of the act for both comedians.
Saw the movie "The Departed". Anyone not seen it, git to it, before its off the wide screen. Jack Nicholaus, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Leonardo DeCaprio, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, and others, all brought to a Martin Scorsece (sp) best. Awesome.
But, alas, this thread is about food.
Dropped good coin on good food.
I started with Lager soup and the wife had lobster bisque. It was a marriage made in heaven. The chef somehow combined two great things, beer and soup, and made it something that is indescribably awesome. Over the top by adding apple smoked crumbled bacon bits and scallions to it. It was an orgasm in a bowl. Wife liked the bisque too.
2 small half loaves of bread, one whole grain, one parlsy-garlic-thyme-oregano all made same day fresh served hot, with a scoop of regular FRESH butter on the side, and one scoop of butter with cinnamon spice. Holy chit was that stuff good.
Drinks came. Place is known for their infusion martini's. Take Absolut Vodka, and infuse them with flavor, and left sit for a minimum of 14 days.
I had apple spice, and my wife had pineapple. $7.50 each and worth every red cent.
Main course was an 8oz fillet, garlic mashed for me, wife had this shrimp pasta thing. I order my filets medium well as both a preference, and a test. Very few restaurants can hit medium well. Ruth's Chris missed last month, and Sullivans misses almost all the time. This place (Harvest, Pheasant Run in St.Charles) was spot in. Outside peppercorn crust with a slight char, 1/4" in was "well", then varying degrees of doneness over the 2" of filet to get to the middle which is pink with NO bood.
It was Perfect!
So its burgers tonight to finally snap out of my 2 day food coma, but a great time we had indeed.
Congrats again TK, and Q-Egg, I laid enough pipe to keep me happy for weeks.
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(Again, thanks RonL, your rec really made the difference. I coulda save $80, but had a terrible time)