here we are! yesterday was our 6th year wedding anniversary. we had a great day! we got news that we are under contract for our new house and we had an amazing dinner at vin rouge.
this is our quaint little seat on the patio at vin rouge last evening. we dined al fresco by candlelight among the rosemary and lavender in the gardens. the weather actually cooperated and it was not too warm.
vin rouge is a french bistro located in downtown durham. we had never been to a true french restaurant and were very excited to go. we started the evening with a glass of sparkling rose to toast the event, as well as the congrats to each other for the good news about the home purchase. we ventured on the waiter’s recommendation and tried the daily featured sweet breads. we had no clue what we were eating, but it was very good. (google this if you have never had it…) we then sampled a chef’s plate of fromage. all of the cheeses were amazing. the waiter suggested we have madeira with our cheese plate, but they were running low so he gave us what they had left and then suggested a muscat dessert wine to pair with the cheese. it was fantastic. our entrees were hanger steak with herbed blue cheese butter and frites and a pan seared pork chop with pommes puree and pickled cabbage. both dinners were amazing, and were served with a glass of pinot noir. following dinner will ordered creme brulee and i had a chocolate torte. we were so stuffed we could hardly eat another bite, but had to test out those fabulous desserts!
we had a very romantic evening!
