Monday night we had an "Eat the Street" first - a Michelin starred restaurant. For those of you who don't know what that is, it means the food, the atmosphere, the service, are all supposed to be SPECTACULAR. Here's the gang in front of the swanky place, Simpsons, in Birmingham.
We met "the boss" after ringing the bell (several times of course) to announce our presence.
He sat us in the sitting room (we were a bit early), where we read the last person's bill and counted the tip.
We had some fancy drinks too.
Ahmed in his cozy chair by the fire looks right at home
We got a tour of the place - here we are in the Don Perignon room
He demonstrated how guests' napkins are placed on their laps by the servers
and... we got a tour of the kitchen to meet the chefs!
Seated, and time to take some notes.
A blurry shot of the menu - but check out the options: Quail! Lobster! Salmon! and Rabbit! And those are just the starters!!
Some of the tables - once again, we had a nice turn-out!
And now, to eat. The pre-starter, the amuse-bouche - a coconut/curry soup
fancy breads
And... the first starter: LOBSTER
The critic taking some notes while getting some help cutting it up
He tried the quail... but wasn't super impressed
The pear was good at least.
Getting caught sneaking a pic of the kitchen!
And now, some mains - here's the Cod
The Sea Bass
The Beef
Ahmed wasn't crazy about the Cod but ate his broccoli
and Mohammed helped clean up the Cod - no problem
Then... the dessert to end all desserts??
Souffle first
Followed with dozens more treats (including house-made macarons!)
sharesies
This picture does not at all do it justice - but here's the fantastic-looking Chocolate dessert
and the Plum with ricotta doughnuts
Dang seemed to enjoy his chocolate
Then - evaluation time
Will swanky Simpsons win Best of the Best? Find out on Saturday at the Awards Ceremony, Mocking Bird Theatre, 5pm!
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