Whats behind the red door?

Moxie's !   So for my birthday this year I got to chose, Party or dinner out. Sorry guys....I picked dinner out. When I allowed my mind to wander of all the wonderful eating establishments in town, and all the different types of food....I came up with Moxie. I always feel so "grown up" here. For the "whole package" experience you cant beat it. It was a rainy night, we had to park a block away as usual downtown. Even knowing where this place is you almost walk right by it. You cant see in the doors or small windows.  I opened the door for my wife and walked in out of the rain. We were greeted with smiles from the working "expo" and told they would check us in right away.We had an early reservation (a must here) but the restaurant was already bustling. Before we could take of our coats we were whisked to our seats. The service team works so well together, setting tables,clearing tables, grabbing drinks....  We sat, ordered each a glass of wine from the wine list (you can order all by glass or bottle)  Then our guests arrived.  Then the best part happens....the reading of the nights specials. Do not be distracted because you will miss something.  I counted five appetizers and for entrees, lets see... Salmon,Halibut,Sea Bass, Scallops,Ahi,Chicken,Lamb,Prime rib and Fillet Mignon, hmmm did I miss something? Anyway, Our guests had the Lamb and Sea bass, I had the Halibut, my wife had the the Seafood pasta. I ordered crab cakes as the appetizer. While I prefer lump crab, Served with a lemon aoli sauce.These were very tasty. We had Caesar salads after the cakes. They were good also. The server was a little more of a showman this visit. And added a few laughs to our dinning pleasure. The entrees came soon after the salads, every dish looked wonderful.  Our dinner guests lamb was tender and mild,but with great flavor. the Sea bass prepared with a macadamia nut crust, was tasty with a nice mango,pineapple salsa.  My Halibut with a lemon,white wine and caper sauce was cooked perfectly.My wifes seafood pasta was fantastic. Probably the most seafood Ive seen in a pasta dish. Almost like ciopinno with noodles. We ate well. My only hesitation with the dish was the red cabbage "kraut". It felt out of place with the other flavors. It might have been my wine pairing though. All in all another great meal at Moxies.  And.....meals always taste a little better when someone else picks up the tab!  Thanks again Gordon and Helen, We had a great time.

Adalbertos...

Ahhh,  I was getting a little hungry after some Christmas shopping for the wifey.  So I decided to swing by Adalbertos for a little snack. Its funny how they dont have "carne asada fry's" on the menu, but everyone sure seems to know what they are. Todays were fantastic as usual. The fries extra crispy and lots o cheese. Mmmmm.  I looked hard at the menu and I didnt even see frys listed! If you are not in the "loop", the best way to describe them, as put by my daughter. Is nachos with french frys instead of chips. I mean...who comes up with this?

I almost forgot..

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I almost forgot about my old friend Tito's.  With the "brown" liquer getting low, I desided to look around the bar for something different. What I found was my old friend from Austin Texas. Tito's! I made myself a little "dirty" martini. I also found my collection of olives running low so I splashed a little klamata olive juice in it, Very nice. It almost had a little peppery bite to it. I've almost forgotten how smooth Tito's is.... 3 martini's later when I tried to stand up I remembered. So dont forget about the Tito's!

Sunday is Hoppy Day!

After picking up my lovely wife and daughter downtown at Amtrak. We decided to head over to Hoppy Brewing Company for lunch. Not the best experience we've had there, but I'll give them some slack. It was a busy football day and the CIM had just ended. That being said..... it still took 20 minutes to get a beer after we sat down!  All begins to fade away after the first pint of Stoney Red... I guess this is starting to turn into a rant but.... Only the Hostess and the Busser "atempted" to apologize. I mean, Where's my free pint of beer? its a brewery?  It was kind of embarassing because we invited some good
friends who are also "foodies"   You let me down Hoppy! but, I will be back,    http://www.hoppy.com/

I've got to say this...Peanut butter and bacon......

New menu ideas

So I thought of a couple more things. Like menu items should have a bike theme, like....Cog salad, Onion hoops, maybe a soup and salad could be a tandom?   Freeride fries? Oh, that reminds me, Put Blue fries on the menu...........

In the beginning

So we begin..... My brother Kris and I have bounced around ideas for awhile about this. Its time we start putting a plan in action. So this is it. If we put it in writing, we are that much closer. So now you can follow us in our cyber journey to put together a real brick and mortor place to call our own!