B-Day and Anniversary

My birthday and our wedding anniversary came and went in late May.   My husband and I went out to see a movie (our first in the theater, I think, in over a year), and then went out to dinner at Jardiniere, sans bebe Emma.  The movie was "meh", but the dinner was fabulous.  

Our waiter was pleasant and knowledgeable and the food was delicious.  We had duck confit salad (crispy!), spring asparagus soup, gnocchi with goat butter and spring ramps (little pillows of goodness that melted in your mouth), wild boar prepared three ways and prime rib.  Don't worry, the portions, while sufficient, were not so large that we couldn't handle all those dishes.  Portion control is how the French can eat things like goat butter and still stay thin!  Our waiter even poured me a half glass of wine with dinner (this is the time to get out your pitchforks, people, if you are going to have issues with a pregnant lady having a little wine, which incidentally, my doctor has specifically okayed). The wine was a German pinot noir (never had a German one before) and it was excellent - delicate, fruity, but still with some body and kick.  We then had this ridiculous dessert of a chocolate peanut butter "candy bar", served with Kix ice cream.  Kix cereal!  And it tasted just like the cereal, except in ice cream form. 
 
I meant to take snapshots of the food, but we dug in too quickly.  All my husband managed to get was this shot of dessert.

Notice how the "Happy Birthday" is all smeared.  That would be because of yours truly, running her finger through the chocolate writing even before the picture could be taken.  Ha!
 
My husband and I don't often get opportunities to go out for a fancy dinner anymore, just the two of us, what with Emma, baby 2 on the way, work schedules, errands, you name it.   And for the most part, that is fine.  We love taking baby Emma out to eat, but eating with a toddler severely narrows down your eating establishment choices.  Our birthday/anniversary dinner was all the more special because of this, I guess, and we both loved it.  A special bonus - Tracy de Jardin, the owner of Jardiniere, is featured on Top Chef this season.  We don't watch the show, but good to know that we got to try her cuisine.  This is truly when living in San Francisco just rocks.