Last night my husband took me to The Grey Plume for my birthday dinner, followed by drinks at The Boiler Room. I ate sautéed octopus. Duck fat fries with an egg. Duck with pillowy gnocchi. (lots of duck, I know.) Drank lovely Oregon wine and a made-to-order hot chocolate. Matthew ate a towering bison burger with a fried egg on a delicious brioche bun. (sorry for the dim photos. My blackberry camera is awful and the mood lighting in the restaurant wasn’t the best for picture-taking.)
Then Ian at the Boiler Room made me a Ramos Gin Fizz, which is my favorite. drink. ever.
My birthday is on Christmas and we’re headed to Red Cloud later today, so we exchanged gifts — Christmas and birthday — last night, too. I’m the proud owner of a gift certificate to Esther’s, a heated slanket (!!) and a pair of Marc Jacobs loafers.
All in all, a great success.
I’ll be doing two more posts this afternoon — one about my story in today’s Omaha World-Herald and one featuring the rest of the chefs from my Holiday Question-and-Answer story, and then taking off officially until next Tuesday.
Thanks to everyone out there reading. Have a wonderful holiday full of good food and drink. See you soon.
We ate there recently for another VIP’s December birthday. He had the Wagyu beef (the best meal he’s ever had, he crows) and I had the Oxtail angolotti. The hot chocolate is unlike any other. The duck fat french fries made me wonder where can one get duck fat because I must have those fries again, and who knows when I will be in Omaha next?
Happy christmasbirthday!
Thanks, Melanie! I read an article that said duck fat is now being sold in some grocery stores. So you might check around to get your fix!