1. My birthday was last week, and to celebrate, we went out to dinner last night at one of my favorite bars in town, which is owned by my favorite James Beard Award-winning chef. Celina Tio has a way of making comfort foods taste magical, and last night was no exception. We started with housemade pretzels and a cheese sauce that I could eat like soup. Then I had the fried chicken, which came with a housemade biscuit and a sunny-side-up egg. My bf got the mac and cheese with grilled chicken added. And then for my birthday, Chef gave me an amazing pastry. It was a financier cake with chocolate ganache and toasted coconut, served on a lime caramel sauce. On top of that was a chocolate-covered coconut sorbet and some toasted almonds. It was absolutely amazing. If you’re in the Kansas City area, go to The Belfry, and be sure to order . . . well, anything. I’ve never had a bad bite of food there. It’s one of the best burgers in town. Those pretzels were the best I’ve ever had. The fried chicken was so delicious. I’ve had barbecue pork there that was fantastic. It’ all good. Just eat he food. Also, drink the drinks because they’re good too. But be sure to eat the food!
2. Three! Day! Weekend! I don’t know about you, but I can definitely use this extra da of rest and reading.
3. My boyfriend (who gets to work from home) sent me this picture while I was at work. I love this sleepy goofball! He, along with the sleepy goofball who took the photo, make my life so much happier. They are amazing, and I adore them both!
*what is making me happy this week
