Yesterday was my B-Day & it was a good day. I worked my lunch shift & came in to find a present from my coworker & good friend Alex(also an Aries) in my locker. It was a very generous gift certificate to the Culinary institute. They have amazing classes. I'm thinking of taking the Italian cooking technique course. At our pre shift meeting, Stacey & Lija(2 cool chicks) brought out a giant fortune cookie with a candle & the staff broke out into the happy b-day song. The cookie is stuffed with white & dark chocolate mousse. Now that's the way to start your special day - chocolate for breakfast.

I finished work at 3pm & stepped outside into the most beautiful day. The sun was shining & it was warm with a slight breeze. A perfect shopping day! I hit some stores & found a couple of bargains & then headed home to get ready for my date with Tom.

We had reservations at a place called Peasant. We first heard about it on The Food Network's Best of show. Well, they were so right about this place. The restaurant is long, narrow & romantically lit. Very rustic chic. The focal point is the kitchen which is accented with golden lights & just peeking out behind 3 exposed brick arches. Much of the food is cooked in a wood burning oven. The entire menu is in Italian & boy, was I rusty. Our waiter happily went over everything, but she had a strong European accent so much of it was lost in the translation.

We ordered a pizza margharita & an arugula & blood orange salad as starters. Both were so good. The pizza had a delicate thin crust & the sauce was light & tangy. The mozzarella was so fresh as was the basil. Tom said it was the best thin crust pizza he's ever had & he's somewhat of an expert in that field. Same goes for the salad. The arugula was perfect. Not even a slight hint of bitterness. I ordered lobster risotto for dinner & Tom had an osso bucco of beef. I didn't taste the meat(I'm not a big fan of it) but Tom was ooohing & closing his eyes while he chewed (like he's in ecstasy) so that's a good sign. Huge chunks of lobster meat graced my risotto as well as just the right combo of Parmesan & cream with hints of black peppercorns. We had a flourless chocolate cake for dessert that was so dense that it was basically fudge. HMMMM! More chocolate! Yes, I did go off of my sugarfree diet yesterday, but it was my B-Day, so I'm allowed.

My B-Day present, besides the dinner, was a gift certificate to La Perla for sexy lingerie & tickets to see Duran Duran next week at The Garden. DURAN DURAN!!! Our seats are on the floor so I'm going to try to run up to the stage & tell (or scream) John Taylor that I love him!!! I hope Tom doesn't mind.

Posted by Dawn Falcone @ 3:46 PM 7 comments

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