Busy and not so busy weekend.
Friday night there was a barbeque at the Little League fields. Turkey burgers, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, devil dogs, etc...:)
Saturday, I wasn't ever sure what the weather was doing, so I napped most of the day (yippee! really!). In the evening, we went to Oak, Wine Bar and Cafe (www.oakwinebar.com) in Williamsburg with Jill and Lenny. We sat outside (fantastic) and had: Polenta with goat cheese and wild mushroom truffles, garlic shrimp, salad and butternut squash soup. Then we had: Gnocchi with gorgonzola and walnut cream sauce, seared scallops with orzo, oranges, grapefruit and arugula salad, drunken baby ribs with mashed potatoes. Ohara's Irish Red beer was really good, and so was the bottle of Chianti. For dessert we had: Tiramisu and I can't remember, but it was all GREAT and the service was great too. It was our second time there, first time with Joe and Denise.
Sunday we went to the beach for a few hours, quickly showered, sat in traffic and finally arrived in Patchogue for Sarah's dance recital, which was surprisingly really good (of course, Sarah was great, but I was referring to the other dances). Then we had dinner with Glenn and Eileen at The Oar (www.theoar.com) on the water in Patchogue. We had: Fried calamari and tuna tartare. There was schmutz floating in my wine glass, so they brought me another. For dinner we had: An Oar Burger, Swordfish, Tuna and Penne ala Vodka. Dessert was a hot brownie with vanilla ice cream and again, I can't remember the other one. I must be getting old....
Monday was a full day at the beach. Finally...relaxing with my toes in the sand...Dinner was egglant parm hero, veal parm hero and a pizza pie from Dani's. What could be better?
The best part of the weekend was sharing it with friends!
Today is a busy "Polikoff Home" day or should I say "Jan Day": Dry cleaners, post office, food shopping, laundry, make dinner (possibly, and this is a first for us, breakfast for dinner-blueberry buttermilk pancakes and Nodine's smokehouse bacon-I have been planning that for breakfast for so long, that I think I may just have to do it tonight).
Today is also Joe and Denise's baby boys 18th birthdays! All our love to Bobby, Ian and JoJo.
Till next time...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Oak Wine Bar & Cafe
Last night, after Joe and Denise scoured Williamsburgh for reservations, we ended up at Oak Wine Bar & Cafe (http://www.oakwinebar.com).
Initially we sat inside, it's a small warm-looking front dining room. But Michael noticed a large umbrella outside in the back and beckoned Denise and I to check it out.
It's a small outside patio, sandwiched between other homes and backyards -complete with bathroom windows facing the tables :).
And we loved it! There were blankets on the back of each chair (which Denise and I put across our laps) and a very large heater (which we positioned closest to our table), all under a large umbrella.
The waiter plugged in an ipod and speaker just near our table which played jazz-fusion-new age music softly in the background. Kevin, one of the owners, was extremely solicitous concerning our wine selection. He brought glasses and four bottles of wine and had us taste them all and choose the bottle we wanted for dinner. Exemplary service! Which we truly appreciated.
Dinner consists of small or large plates. We are crazy about ordering several appetizers and passing on dinner, or just ordering one or two dinners to share. And that's what we did:
Soup of the Day was Shrimp Bisque (which had a carrot-sweetness) that was great! Followed by:
Bocconcini with Olives; Queso Fundido-Mini cheese fondue (Denise cannot get enough cheese-which is not a bad thing); Garlic Shrimp (wow); Crostini alla Romana (with mozzerella, prosciutto and sage); Seared scallops with chorizo and caramelized fennel (wow); and the Baked pear, goat cheese and spinach salad. All were terrific!
Dinner was two large plates: Spinach gnocchi with Gorgonzola and walnut cream sauce (wow) and Baked polenta with mushroom truffle cream and arugula (wow again).
We can honestly say everything was really good. Ambiance, service, food and wine. What more could you want? Okay, good company!! And we had that too :)
Denise wanted coffee (cappuccino) and dessert, so we ordered their Tiramisu, that comes in a tall glass and which you pour a small cup of espresso over to soften the lady fingers and combine the mascarpone and espresso ice cream (that was wow too).
However, the evening was not over yet, Joe wanted to take Michael to a special place for coffee (The Blue Bottle) also in Williamsburgh. So we hunted around for that, then hunted around for a parking spot, then discovered that the place closes at 8pm (which we all decided was not in their best interest for business). And then we drove home.
A fun, yummy evening. Thanks Denise for texting me while I was napping and making the suggestion for dinner, and thanks Joe for finding our new restaurant!
Initially we sat inside, it's a small warm-looking front dining room. But Michael noticed a large umbrella outside in the back and beckoned Denise and I to check it out.
It's a small outside patio, sandwiched between other homes and backyards -complete with bathroom windows facing the tables :).
And we loved it! There were blankets on the back of each chair (which Denise and I put across our laps) and a very large heater (which we positioned closest to our table), all under a large umbrella.
The waiter plugged in an ipod and speaker just near our table which played jazz-fusion-new age music softly in the background. Kevin, one of the owners, was extremely solicitous concerning our wine selection. He brought glasses and four bottles of wine and had us taste them all and choose the bottle we wanted for dinner. Exemplary service! Which we truly appreciated.
Dinner consists of small or large plates. We are crazy about ordering several appetizers and passing on dinner, or just ordering one or two dinners to share. And that's what we did:
Soup of the Day was Shrimp Bisque (which had a carrot-sweetness) that was great! Followed by:
Bocconcini with Olives; Queso Fundido-Mini cheese fondue (Denise cannot get enough cheese-which is not a bad thing); Garlic Shrimp (wow); Crostini alla Romana (with mozzerella, prosciutto and sage); Seared scallops with chorizo and caramelized fennel (wow); and the Baked pear, goat cheese and spinach salad. All were terrific!
Dinner was two large plates: Spinach gnocchi with Gorgonzola and walnut cream sauce (wow) and Baked polenta with mushroom truffle cream and arugula (wow again).
We can honestly say everything was really good. Ambiance, service, food and wine. What more could you want? Okay, good company!! And we had that too :)
Denise wanted coffee (cappuccino) and dessert, so we ordered their Tiramisu, that comes in a tall glass and which you pour a small cup of espresso over to soften the lady fingers and combine the mascarpone and espresso ice cream (that was wow too).
However, the evening was not over yet, Joe wanted to take Michael to a special place for coffee (The Blue Bottle) also in Williamsburgh. So we hunted around for that, then hunted around for a parking spot, then discovered that the place closes at 8pm (which we all decided was not in their best interest for business). And then we drove home.
A fun, yummy evening. Thanks Denise for texting me while I was napping and making the suggestion for dinner, and thanks Joe for finding our new restaurant!
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