Those of you who know me, know that I celebrate my birthday for an extended period of time. So, it should come as no surprise that, even though my birthday was a couple of weeks ago, my friend Linda and I celebrated my birthday last night.
In our usual adventurous spirit, we chose a brand new restaurant to have dinner at. Republic Gastropub. I was under the impression that it was a fancy type restaurant. WRONG. This is a casual, laid back pub with giant TV screens all over the place. I bet on game days this place is full to the brim with sports fans.
OK... now on to the good stuff. Our choices for our meal. Linda began with a dirty martini and I had a rum with Mexican coke. I am unsure what the Mexican coke was, but the drink was a bit strong for me.
Our appetizer was the Homemade Pub Pretzel served with Serrano-honey mustard and beer-cheese fondue. The mustard was hot, hot, hot, but the fondue was really good. The pretzel was warm and very soft. Really good.
For our main course, we both had the Beef Tenderloin. It comes topped with Chef's butter, which was roasted pepper butter this night. The meat was cooked to perfection, tender and really good. The roasted pepper butter was different, and I did eat a little of it, but the steak was so good that you didn't need the butter. Linda got skillet potatoes while I got the sea salt shoestrings.
Of course, no meal is complete without dessert. Linda got the special of the night which was Strawberry shortcake while I got the Meme's Doughnuts. The doughnuts were actually doughnut holes served with chocolate and butterscotch sauce. I was on a sugar high for a long time.
Our evening was just beginning. We left the restaurant and went to the Civic Center to see the Celebrity Attraction production of Cirque Dreams Illumination. I have seen several different versions of Cirque and am not really a fan. With that being said, I was completely surprised at how different this show was. It was not abstract and was thoroughly enjoyable. I felt like I was in a circus, watching first class acts. There was one act, in particular, that was totally unexpected and I could have watched him all night. His name is Jean Chiasson and he is a strap flier. A strap is attached to a hoist and he wraps himself up in the strap and does amazing acrobatics. The interesting aspect of this is that he comes out of a tub of water and keeps getting dunked and then drips water all over the stage. I don't know why that was so entertaining, but I was really sad when his act was over.
Another wonderful time with my friend, Linda, came to a close. Thanks Linda for being part of my birthday. I love the dog. He is sitting on my fireplace hearth watching me as I write.
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