Alvin and I went to Beijing for our anniversary, and although we were struggling on our anniversary with the news of our impending miscarriage that happened on June 1st, Alvin still wanted to take me out to a nice restaurant.
We went to Maison Boulud, a restaurant of famed chef, Daniel Boulud. The restaurant was super expensive; this is the most expensive restaurant we have ever been to in our life. The food was really good, and the service is the best I have ever seen anywhere. We ordered a shrimp platter for appetizer, and every time I peeled two shrimps, the waitress would change my plate. I felt like it was such a waste, so I tried to eat the shrimp as fast as I could before she changed plates. The most I ate before the change was three. Also, I asked in English what type of cheese was in the quiche, and she said she didn't know. A minute later, she came back and told me it was gruyere. Wow, she actually cared to ask and tell me.
For appetizer, we ordered chilled shrimp and crab salad. They gifted us tuna tartar and quiche, and a raw tuna salad.
We ordered beef short ribs and black cod:
Here are the desserts we ate: We ordered two (creme brulee and blueberry cheesecake), but were gifted three extra desserts (petit fours, madeleines, and chocolate ganache). The chocolate ganache was delicious and it had gold specs on it.
Overall it was a good meal. I remember that Alvin and I had some really good conversations about having hope in life even if things don't always turn out the way we would like it. I'm still glad we were able to be together on our anniversary to celebrate, even amidst our grief.
We are doing a lot better these days. I was extremely tired in the month of June, but I have a lot more energy. I was glad to have some rest during the summer and we are now back in school again.
2 comments:
wow, from just looking at those pictures (high 5 for the photographer) it got to be a most appetitsing and delicious meal.
it does look tasty!
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