The 25th was our 4 year Anniversary. Al and I give each other traditional wedding gifts every year. This year was fruit and flowers which we both thought was boring, but we both ended with pretty creative gifts. Al got me a Vitamix blender which by the way is amazing, worth every penny. The blender was loaded with fruit and flowers :)
I got Al a Fondue maker with chocolate and 4 different kinds of fruit.
Both great gifts, but lets be honest the Vitamix is way better.
Al planned our dinner and I got a babysitter. Here is to 4 WONDERFUL years with one amazing guy.
We had dinner at the Royce which is in the Langham hotel in Pasadena.
We each picked the sampler menu which ended up being 9 courses. We started at 7:30 and finished around 10. Every dish was beautiful. This was our first course which was on the house. The only thing I remember was the middle part which was a radish and cream.
I took a picture of the menu so I would remember the rest :)
2nd course: Steamed king crab let, turmeric-cucumber, sugar snap peas, opal basil, mussel snow
3rd course: Steamed clams, grilled cuttlefish, summer beans, seaweed broth. This was one of my favorites.
4th course: Seared red snapper fillet a la plancha, potato emulsion, canella fish jus, carrot candy, tomatillo
5th course: Rib eye cut wagyu beef, marrow tempura, spelt berries emulsion, fermented radish truffle
6th course: Mustard linzer cheese (aged for 6 months), blueberry compote, toasted almond.
7th course which was not on the menu
8th which was compliments of the chef.
By the 9th course I was in a food coma and could barely eat anymore. Cocoa minute cake, cajeta caramel, warm chocolate curd, cafe glace
Anniversaries just get better and better, can't wait for next year.
It was a wonderful evening and we finished it off by watching our wedding video, so fun. I Love You Al. Thank you for being a great husband.
