Great Dinner, Quick Post

Good evening! This post will have to be quick– we just got back from dinner, and Ryan and I still have packing to do.  Our flight leaves at 6:20 tomorrow morning (BIG GROAN), so we need to move quickly!

For dinner tonight, the six of us (me, Ryan, my parents, and my sister and brother-in-law) headed to Bistro 6301, a delicious fine dining restaurant that specializes in “contemporary global cuisine.” 

Upon being handed a menu, I saw that there was not ONE vegetarian-friendly entrée on the entire thing.  Sign.  Luckily, my mom had called in advance to ask about their vegetarian options, and they told her that there weren’t vegetarian-specific entrees, but they were happy to accomodate any vegetarian diners.  When I asked our waitress about vegetarian possibilities, she visited the chef, and came back out with a list of potential appetizers and entrees.  Nice!

My meal included:

Tomatoes topped with microgreens, goat cheese, and pine nuts, dressed in a balsamic honey glaze:

For my entrée, the chef whipped up…portabello mushrooms, topped with sautéed spinach and tomatoes, served alongside broccoli and quinoa:

This meal was seriously delicious.  It didn’t feel any less “fancy” or “gourmet” than any of the meat dishes either! 

For dessert, we all shared:

Bananas foster bread pudding, chocolate torte, and cheesecake:

The bananas foster bread pudding was to die for.  Seriously.

Okay– I know this is a short post, but I gotta get going!  Time to get some shut-eye before our big day of travel.  My post won’t probably be up tomorrow until 3:00 or later.  Hope you’re having a good night!