Date night
Denny and I had a fun Saturday night. We saw the film Manufactured Landscapes, which was good if a little depressing. It was my first time at the Bijou since it got remodeled, and it was really nice (although the rows are close together and I banged my thigh on an armrest while we were getting to our seats—ow ow ow).
Then we went to dinner at One Twenty Six because I had a gift certificate that works at selected businesses in Iowa City/Coralville, and One Twenty Six was the nicest joint that accepts it. We had:
- A glass of Shiraz (DC) and water (both of us)
- A duck confit in phyllo appetizer (shared, and excellent—light and crispy on the outside, melt-in-your mouth tender and savory on the inside)
- Ribeye with bleu cheese and some other stuff I can’t remember (DC)
- Rack of lamb with fingerling potatoes and ratatouille (AC)
- Liquid center chocolate cake (shared)
Not only did we enjoy the dinner, Bisquito did too (or maybe he/she was just hopped up on the chocolate cake). There was a lot of bouncing around in my belly that evening. It was cool but also kind of weird.
Wow, I used 3 of my 4 categories on this post. If only we had been traveling somewhere interesting when this all transpired…
That all sounds very tasty!
I do like that duck appetizer there. Mmm. I trust, given the absence of any critique, that your service was acceptable?