What would a birthday trip be without a special birthday dinner? Granted this one was a lot more low key than the first one. It was equally as memorable–this time for the food–nor did I get drenched!
First stop: dinner! at a swanky seafood and steak house in St. Paul called Kincaid’s.
We started with Country Fried Calamari, which were (as one would imagine) battered and fried. What made them unique was the addition of artichoke hearts. I’m not a big fan of artichoke hearts, but when they’re deep fat fried and served with a garlic aioli, I am aaaaaallllllllllllll over that!
Of course, we were nearly done before I even thought to take a picture (I’m so embarrassing to take out to eat these days!), so I tried for an artsy shot with my Chateau St. Jean cabernet sauvignon!
When the main course arrived, I grabbed a few quick shots of my surf & turf and April’s shellfish fettuccine. Of course, I was way more focused on the food than on actually focusing the shot (as you can see)–but trust me, if you would have been smelling dinner, you would have been eager to get to it as well!
Everything was so delicious that stopping with enough room for dessert did not seem like an option. Besides, who am I to waste delicious steak, shrimp, and au gratin potatoes?
After dinner we took a stroll through downtown St. Paul, headed for our second stop: The Ordway Centre for the Performing Arts, where we had tickets to see Nice Work If You Can Get It. It was a fun show, with lots of great singing-a-long-songs (don’t worry, I refrained from singing–much to everyone’s delight!).
While a much more low key event than FNFBD#1, Birthday Dinner #2 was a great evening spent enjoying delicious food & wine, lots of laughs, and hanging with one of the coolest people I know–it doesn’t get much happier than that.
The Epicurious Texan 