Junebugs

Birthday dinners are great. Food, wine and atmosphere become magical during birthday dinners.

We went to Tagine on a quiet Tuesday evening. J and I were the only two people there. In addition to table seating, in the corner of the restaurant were pillows on the floor circling a low dark wood table. “Sit anywhere” the woman said. Of course, the decorated pillows were our choice.

The menu offers a lot more than tagine dishes, but we couldn’t resist trying their namesake. They were served in the traditional tagine dishes. 

J ordered the Oasis Tagine, “half chicken roasted and cooked in ginger saffron sauce, garnished with lemon confit & olives and served with French fries. ” The fries reminded me of Spain, where every dish, even at the fancy restaurants, are served with salty delicious fries (they are useful to soak up the juices).  My tagine was called Sultan’s. It comprised of a huge lamb bone, with the lamb meat just barely hanging on. It was served with onions & Moroccan spices,  fresh green peas & artichokes. Everything was amazing.

It was all topped off with a bottle of Rioja Reserva 2002 Marques de Riscal. Thanks for a lovely birthday.

…C