Thanks, everyone! Really appreciate the sentiment, Al. Been a really rough time as of late, but birthday was a good day.
Went to Bateau, a place @cetoole and I have been meaning to go to for over 7 years. Finally went, and while not the best steak I've ever had, it was really enjoyable.
Started the evening with some local wines from the bike shop across the street, Metier.
5pm reservation, so we could get first choice. These were the options on my birthday.
Pupperz
Cowz
Appetizer
Onions on the side, obvsly
Mmmmm, brioche
Salted butter with burnt kale wrap, or some nonsense. The salt on top of this butter wasn't the best thing of the evening, but like... top 3.
Beef-fat washed walnut old-fashioned
Cheeseburger croquette... slider
Colin version
We got the 21-day dry aged 18oz bone-in chuckeye and the 126 day dry aged 5oz sirloin tip cap, both med rare. Lemon-herb butter on the chuckeye and bone marrow butter on the sirloin tip cap.
Nori butter on the side for Colin. I tried it; not my scene. You'd probably all love it.
Mashed potatoes. Milk, butter, potatoes, and gruyere.
Some wine Colin knows the name of
A little token from the place
Finished it off with a little complimentary cookies and creme foam
Rest of pix:
https://imgur.com/a/birthday-dinner-2025-bs1yDDT