A Dinner to Remember

Sean and I don't have a babysitter here but we do have a Rachel. A kind soul (our neighbors daughter) who happily watches Evan for us when she can, but she's only here for about another month. So, Saturday night I made a dinner reservation for Sean and I to go out alone since I don't know if we'll be able to find a sitter here.

Of course, if we were going out to dinner and we were going to spend a fortune (with the exchange rate) I decided that we were surely going to go someplace good. Shaun M. had told us that there was a restaurant not too far from us that was one of the few Michelin star rating in England. For those of you who are not food snobs this means that the restaurant has been recognized internationally as being exceptional.

So, I had to go.

I should have known when we drove up and there was a Lamborghini out front and little flames coming up from a pond that it was going to cost a small fortune but I have to say. IT WAS WORTH IT! (If you've ever seen Ratatouille, the way I love food is like that rat but without the skills to cook it).

The food was so good that I almost cried. We got the tasting menu which had ten small courses with the wine pairing (not something we thought about when we drank the half bottle of wine before the meal). There are people who take your coat, people who seat you, people who serve you food, the wine servers, and they even show you to the bathroom.

I told Sean that it was good we were happily married or I might propose to the chef.

It was amazing! And as Rachel liked to remind me, at least I didn't have to pay for a sitter, which made it okay to spend a little more on dinner. You can check out the place yourself at http://www.the-vineyard.co.uk/.

So f you are ever in the west Wiltshire county area I highly recommend stopping for dinner here. Just make sure you bring enough cash or plastic.