Catch Up

The weekend of March 7th came and went and a Date Night did happen. So here it is in brief: Never in my wildest dreams would I think that Peter, on his date night, would choose to go all the way out to Woodfield Mall, a mall period, on a rainy night to shop for clothing. But I'm here to tell you that it did happen. I witnessed it and participated in it. Sometimes a man needs his Lucky Brand jeans. What can I say. So we started at Woodfield, got the jeans, and after a half-hearted attempt to get something more out of the mall experience, Peter decided he was done. We moved on. On the way home we stopped at what we remembered as an Italian restaurant in Forest Park. Once we looked at the menu, we realized things had changed to...what else...a blend of Italian and New Orleans style cooking! Same chef, almost same decor, but new name and menu. Something like La Bella Bistecka? Oh dear. I'll find the right name and correct this entry. Since the place was packed from the Forest Park St. Paddy's day celebration, they gave us an out of the way table on a kind of floating platform above the restaurant. There were only three tables for two up there, and those were surrounded by cases and cases of wine. We liked it. My food was ok. I have better memories from the former menu, but we had a great time talking and eating a dozen oysters each to start. Overall, a very pleasant and fun evening without any need for extra trappings. Thanks, Peter!