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Considerate husbands begin planning Valentine’s Day months in advance.
Flowers are ordered. Reservations made. Wine chilled.
Yeah, I didn’t do any of that. 🙂
So I was left scrambling to find a dinner reservation in New York City on what is probably the busiest night of the year!
The wife and I wound up eating outside in temperatures of 23 degrees. Winter wasn’t going to keep us from the meal of our dreams!
Fortunately, the food at Bar Boulud made the cold an afterthought. I thought I’d share this amazing experience with you guys so you know where to go next year!
The appetizers:
Ora king salmon tarte with avocado, crème fraîche, and caviar. My wife being willing to give me a bite is the definition of true love.
The caviar was the best I’ve ever tasted, with an earthy quality a little like truffles.
Lobster Bisque. Unctuous, delicious. The little bits of lobster swimming in the soup were a nice touch.
The entrees:
Halibut with farro. When I sampled this, I marveled at the perfect, soft flakiness of the fish.
I had never had farro, but with this champagne beurre blanc sauce, I shoveled it in eagerly!
Beef duo. Braised short rib and tenderloin.
The short rib stole the show. It fell apart in my mouth, full of moist, fatty, umami flavor.
Dessert:
An assortment of ice creams for the missus: brown sugar, vanilla, and a pear sorbet.
Every Boulud restaurant has ridiculously good ice cream, made in house. The depth of cream and vanilla bean flavor made the vanilla my favorite.
A dark chocolate entremet for me. Don’t ask me what an entremet is.
All I know is this yummy chocolate mousse, along with hazelnut ice cream and some kind of little chocolate crumbly things, was amazing.
I’ve never seen hazelnut ice cream anywhere else. This needs to be in stores!
If you like Nutella, you’ll love this.
In all, outdoor dining, even in frigid temperatures, was pretty comfortable. A well-built shelter to block the wind plus patio heaters go a long way.
After a tough two years for our little blue planet, I was grateful just to sit down with someone near and dear and enjoy a good meal, both of us healthy. I hope that once this crisis recedes, I can maintain that gratitude.
How was your Valentine’s Day? Leave a comment at the bottom and let me know!
P.S. This place also has the best burger in NYC.
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