For dinner we went downtown, to eat at a place my friend Aja had been telling me was awesome. The Rusty Spoon is a gastro pub committed to local and ethical ingredients, freshness and making it all from scratch. It was soo good. We went early so we could have a leisurely time of our meal and still get to our event before it got too hectic. We ended up arriving at 4:30- before dinner service even started. We sat at the bar to have a beer, they had a pretty good craft and import selection. We enjoyed the emptiness of the restaurant at that time and talked with the bartender about the menu, their beers, and their farm sources, etc. After our first drink (maybe Ricky's second) the kitchen opened and we started out with a Butcher's Board. YUM. It had a delicious house made kielbasa with a housemade apple butter, a proscuitto like ham with shaved fresh fennel, and some kind of seafood fritter (I can't remember but it was good). I really enjoyed this first course. We waited a while (we still had an hour and a half till the doors opened and I am notoriously indecisive on menus- especially when it all sounds very good) and then ordered our entrees. Ricky got a ribeye with brussels sprouts and macaroni and cheese. I got the culotte steak with salsa verde, potato gratin and a broiled tomato with was delicious. The most delicious and tender steak I have had in ages. We took our time and savored our meals, had another drink and finished with a dessert of fresh pear cake. It was a very good meal!
Then we walked over to the Amway Center to see The Who in concert. Ricky was very very excited, even though our seats were on the top tier (because it is very expensive to see The Who).
You can sort of see how far away we were.
During The Who
Happy us!
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