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To tell you that I spent the entire day yesterday looking forward to last night would be an understatement…and it was such a good time! Jay and I met up with our friends Brian & Mal for a nice “double dinner date.” It had been way too long since we last got together.
We met up for dinner at Creo’ Restaurant, which you may remember I visited over this past summer with some lovely ladies. Creo’ is an amazing restaurant, but definitely not one that my wallet can handle on a regular occasion, so it was really nice to be able to treat ourselves last night.
We had a reservation, so we got seated right away and were given some bread and butter, which tasted like it may have been some sort of honey butter. It was delicious.
I also ordered myself a glass of Pinot Grigio, which I enjoyed a couple glasses of throughout the evening.
None of us were in any rush last night, so we decided to order a couple of appetizers while we sat and got caught up. When I used to work at Creo’, I would always hear people raving about the Maytag Blue Potato Chips, so I made sure to get an order for us to share.
I could immediately see why people rave about them. Fresh, homemade potato chips, topped with blue cheese and some other sort of creamy sauce that was out of this world.
We also got an order of Grilled Edamame to share. The only way I’ve ever had my edamame is steamed(?) but I absolutely loved the flavor of it grilled.
When it came time to order our dinners, I was at a complete loss. I had been so busy chatting that I never really took the time to look over the menu. I wanted to try something new…then I wanted a salad…then I wanted swordfish…
Finally, I ended up ordering the Crab & Asparagus Risotto…the same thing that I got the last time that I came.
Luckily, Mal and I decided that we were going to do a little sharing, so I gave her half of my risotto while she gave me half of her Lobster Mac & Cheese.
Okay, I’d never had lobster mac & cheese up until last night, but oh-my-friggin’-lord. That stuff is incredible! What have I been doing all this time?!?
When it came time for dessert, I think we all had the “go big or go home” mentality; I say that because each one of us ended up getting our own dessert and shared. 
Mal got the Chocolate Cake, which was layers of chocolate fudge cake, dark chocolate mousse, and ganache. To say this was “rich” doesn’t even describe it enough. Holy chocolate. Brian got the Tiramisu, which you can somewhat see in the background here. That was delicious, too.
Jay ordered the Zephyr Cheesecake, which came with a mixed berry coulis, toasted meringue, and white chocolate shavings. This may have been the best cheesecake I’ve ever consumed. Just sayin’.
I ordered the Chai Spice Apple Crisp, which came with homemade cinnamon ice cream and caramel. The apple crisp was good, nothing amazing; but the ice cream was delicious.
And the little sugar swirl thing that came on top of it was super awesome.
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It was super easy to pay our bill, and we didn’t even have to worry about how to split everything evenly and all that other jazz you usually end up dealing with when you’re out to eat with a group. It was great!
By the time all was said and done, we realized we had been at dinner for over three hours. Talk about time flyin’ when you’re having fun! Thanks, Bri & Mal, for a great night out, as always!!
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