it’s quite entertaining

matt sent out a message to us, many moons ago, about his sister and brother-in-law coming into town {they live in vegas!}. he wanted to gather all of us {a group of us who, obviously, know them} together for dinner. that day finally came the other night!

i rushed home to find myself having no time to get ready {bummer!}. so off we went to one of matt + johann’s favorite restaurants, bread and wine. a super cozy and cutsey place on the inside.

it was great to meet up, again, with liz + josh! they just had a baby girl, stella!!! doesn’t liz look fab?! they are such a gregarious and jovial couple. it’s quite entertaining to hang out with them {throw matt into the mix and it’s just explosive!}.

we were the first to show up {and we thought we were running behind!} and slowly, one by one, everyone trickled in and the party really started! it was nice to have the corner table and area by ourselves, we were able to mingle and catch up with everyone there before we were seated for dinner. we reconnected with old friends and met some new faces! one big bummer of the evening? johann was traveling and couldn’t be there that night {insert sad face}. we missed him!

there were plenty of libations flowing, plenty of colloquial exchanges, and lots of laughter in the air. after many drink demands, we finally ordered our food. hubby charming and i started with the herb fries with a garlic malt aioli dipping sauce and the bay scallop crudo. our main entrees? pour moi…the coriander crusted tofu with eggplant, braised green kimchi, and chili broth. for hubby charming? the corned beef shanked ravioli. yum. the finishing touch? mud pie ~ nutella custard, ‘nilla wafer pudding, & hazelnut nougat!!