Robert's birthday was Friday, January 10th and I took him out to eat after I attended my Pinnacle Condominium board meeting. I couldn't make reservations anywhere because I had no idea when the meeting would be over since it was my first one as the newest board member.
So, at 8 pm we walked around the neighborhood and decided to go to
Bay 13, which is just behind 24-Hour Fitness, that place we are supposed to go to exercise....
There weren't many people eating at that time so we had a choice of many places to sit. Our friendly, well informed waiter was Patrick, who took good care of us.
My before dinner drink was the Peach & Serrano Martini (Stoli peach vodka, triple sec, white cranberry juice, lime juice (I said, "Hold the serrano chilies!"). Robert had the East India Manhattan (Knob Creek Bourbon, Lustau Olorosso Sherry & Angostura Bitters).
For Robert's birthday meal, he ordered the Bay 13 Platter - 1/2 Maine lobster, 6 oysters, 6 shrimp, 6 mussels, dungeness crab salad. He loved it. It was quite a feast.
I selected Grilled Pork Belly, with endive marmalade, lemon confit, olives and maple sugar jus. It was different than my usual order in taste and textures, but, still more calories than I should be eating, which is usual.
Robert was given his choice of dessert, so he picked a scoop of ice cream and peanut butter inside a chocolate wafer-type shell. I would have picked a chocolate dessert, but it wasn't my birthday.
