we were both having trouble with our iphone cameras last night so kinda grainy
Got kidnapped last evening by my foodie pal and wine guru Aaron and off we went to Restaurant Week! He’s put me on his list of dining companions for these weeks when they come up twice a year. It’s our time to eat drink and catch up with our lives. It’s so fun to have friends who share the same interest and go after it with full gusto!
We checked out this new restaurant Renegade by MOD last night. I love going to see all the cool decor at places and Aaron also takes it all in. Restaurant Week is kind of our Superbowl.
We also love to order as many things as we can try off the three course menu and share it Family Style.
Here was our menu selection for last evening:
First Course
Choice of One:
Heirloom Tomatoes, Soy Beans and Crab Gazpacho
Basil & Avocado, Curry Drizzle & Sea Salt
The “Shaken Wedge” with Pickled Onions & Candied Pecan Soil
Shaved Iceberg Lettuce, Tall and Small Lettuces, Toasted Sweet Corn, Bleu Cheese Crumbles, Macerated Heirloom Tomatoes, Iitoi Onions, Carrot Strings & Cucumber Noodles
Lightly Smoked Duck Pastrami Bruschetta on Pretzel Crostini
Duck Pate & Truffle Butter Spread, Vine Ripened Tomatoes & Roasted Tomatillo Chutney, Crisp Applewood Bacon & Baby Lettuce Composition
Second Course
Choice of One:
Kobe Chicken “Jerked” & Sweet Potato Casserole
Kobe Chicken Breast, Burnt Marshmallow Fluff, Fall Squash Ribbons, Kobe Drippings with Blue Ginger and Mexican Crema Butter
Pan Seared Salmon on Fingerling Potato Hash
Irish Corned Beef Nuggets, Fingerling Potatoes, Piquillo Peppers, Pearl Onions & Lemongrass Curry Scented Cream
Mesquite Grilled Petite Filet Mignon & Lobster Knuckles
Basil Whipped Rutabega & Yellow Fin Potatoes, Local Farm Raised Carrots with Maple Drizzle, Pomegranate Kernals & Purslane
Pork Belly infused with Mexican Vanilla, Blis 9 & Peach Cobbler
Third Course
Choice of One:
White Chocolate & Apple Crème Brulee
Cherries, Rosemary & Bacon Bread Pudding – Irish Whiskey Sauce
Aaron is a serious wine connoisseur so he always picks our wine. That’s part of the fun of it too. Last night he picked this delicious Zinfandel.
Since I had a designated driver, I also enjoyed this fun cocktail in this fun glass before our meal began.
Here are some food photos from our evening.
YUM!
I’m taking Alfonse to another restaurant on Friday so we can play too. We went to a French restaurant last Fall so this will be fun to add it in to our repertoire of fun as well. I also get a designated driver that night too. 😉
One thing I’m loving about this intermittent fasting program is the freedom and flexibility to still live my life! Heard from my friend who started me on it this morning and she’s dropped 10 pounds in 5 weeks just doing that and feels great.
But for now, bring on Restaurant Week!
Cheers!
two innocents 
Good thing I’ve just eaten, or I would be drooling all over my laptop!!!