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Wedding Anniversary
2008.06.30
So, to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, I got to choose the restaurant to go to :) Hence, on Sunday, we went to the Mansion Restaurant, supposedly one of the finest restaurants in Dallas. We even got a card from them.. (maybe I should have booked it under the name "Liao"...)
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So, to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, I got to choose the restaurant to go to :) Hence, on Sunday, we went to the Mansion Restaurant, supposedly one of the finest restaurants in Dallas. We even got a card from them.. (maybe I should have booked it under the name "Liao"...)
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I was somewhat disappointed when I was told that the restaurant was only serving brunch on Sunday afternoon. I guess, I should never have used the online reservation service. I wasn't told about that! I was so not looking forward to eating eggs :( Luckily, there were still some items on the menu that were not very brunch-ish.
Well, at least we got nice jams and breads (scones and all) because of the brunch.
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I was somewhat disappointed when I was told that the restaurant was only serving brunch on Sunday afternoon. I guess, I should never have used the online reservation service. I wasn't told about that! I was so not looking forward to eating eggs :( Luckily, there were still some items on the menu that were not very brunch-ish.
Well, at least we got nice jams and breads (scones and all) because of the brunch.
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Chilled soup of English peas with mango crab salad. Super refreshing.
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Chilled soup of English peas with mango crab salad. Super refreshing.
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Pan-seared diver scallops, sea infused miso consommé, coconut green curry nage, dried seaweed, sea bean, tofu and edamame.
The scallops were really good - sweet and succulent.
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Pan-seared diver scallops, sea infused miso consommé, coconut green curry nage, dried seaweed, sea bean, tofu and edamame.
The scallops were really good - sweet and succulent.
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Minghao's filet mignon with roasted potatoes and poach eggs. It was pretty ok, nothing spectacular, but at least the beef was tender and cooked medium rare, the way we wanted.
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Minghao's filet mignon with roasted potatoes and poach eggs. It was pretty ok, nothing spectacular, but at least the beef was tender and cooked medium rare, the way we wanted.
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We had originally wanted the mango dessert, but alas, they ran out of mangoes :(. So, we had the lemon dessert - lemon verbena pound cake, frozen lemon soufflé, lemon curd, crispy meringue and lemon ice cream. A dessert well suited for the hot summer weather.
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We had originally wanted the mango dessert, but alas, they ran out of mangoes :(. So, we had the lemon dessert - lemon verbena pound cake, frozen lemon soufflé, lemon curd, crispy meringue and lemon ice cream. A dessert well suited for the hot summer weather.
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And on the day itself, I made dinner :) That's the menu (er, we do not have a printer, hence had to resort to writing it :D)
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And on the day itself, I made dinner :) That's the menu (er, we do not have a printer, hence had to resort to writing it :D)
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Chilled avocado soup with scallops and truffle oil. Heh, I got the inspiration from the soup we had at the Mansion.
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Chilled avocado soup with scallops and truffle oil. Heh, I got the inspiration from the soup we had at the Mansion.
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I was rather disappointed with the fish. It was rather dry and blant. Sigh, perhaps I should have sliced it and just pan seared it instead.
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I was rather disappointed with the fish. It was rather dry and blant. Sigh, perhaps I should have sliced it and just pan seared it instead.
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The best dish of the night :) I was rather pleased with the result, and super pleased with the blow torch we got recently. Finally a dessert dish that I can be proud of :) Minghao actually thought that it was restaurant-standard. Maybe I can just set up a cafe to sell creme brulee - white chocolate raspberry, chocolate, orange pecans, cherries, etc.
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The best dish of the night :) I was rather pleased with the result, and super pleased with the blow torch we got recently. Finally a dessert dish that I can be proud of :) Minghao actually thought that it was restaurant-standard. Maybe I can just set up a cafe to sell creme brulee - white chocolate raspberry, chocolate, orange pecans, cherries, etc.
