town.

Yesterday was Jeff's birthday, so I told him he had to pick the restaurant for his birthday dinner. He chose town.. We had only been there once before, a few years ago for my birthday, so we were due for a visit. And the online menu said they had steak, and Jeff wanted steak for his birthday. (Sorry for the crap iPhone pics)

we shared the beef carpaccio {tenderloin/pickled mushrooms & jalapenos/parmesan/toast/arugula/anchovy vinaigrette}. delish.

my main was crispy skin trout {bacon/lentils/squash mostarda/apple salad/squash purée/crème fraîche}. super delish. the extra crispy trout skin bits were divine.

it turns out they weren't serving steak. jeff was not a happy camper at first but decided to get the closest thing they had to a steak - milk braised beef cheek {oyster mushroom fritto/duck fat confit parsnips/spicy almonds/gremolata/red wine marmalade/farrotto}. he liked it :)

my dessert was buttermilk panna cotta {caramel poached apple/cheddar & pecan crumble/aple balsamic reduction}

jeff's dessert was a chocolate budino tart {white wine poached pear/caramel sauce/caramel popcorn & peanuts/olive oil}

i'm always up for trying cocktail concoctions. this was fantastic - cam'ron's kick {cardamom/dillons unfiltered gin 22/black peppercorns/grapefruit}.

i also had to try this - MC cobbler {cranberry syrup/lot 40 whiskey/dry sherry/nebbiolo/lemon}. also yummy and boozy. 

Our only beef (LOL) was that they weren't serving what their online menu stated, and to a birthday boy dreaming of steak for an entire week, it was disappointing but I think he got over it. And the restaurant is so narrow that the main hallway between table is maybe a foot wide so staff kicked or knocked into my chair at least a dozen times... but that's no one's fault except maybe the guy behind me who could have moved his chair in a bit more. The food and great service made up for it.