Friday, February 1, 2008

Wednesday night at Absinthe


Hump day, i was heading home when a colleague asked if i want to meet some old friend for dindin at Absinthe. yes, of course! i told them that i was going to meet them there around 7:15pm. i got there early, reserved a table then i decided to go for a walk instead of waiting for them at the bar. A couple blocks from the restaurant is one of my favorite home boutique - Alabaster, i decided to window shop and see if there's a sale. Yes, there was indeed a sale - a store closing sale! i was sad for 5 minutes, that store had been my muse since...forever. it was very disappointing and sad. it had something to do with the new owner wouldn't renew the lease. i hope they'll find a new location and open the boutique again...
i got back to the Absinthe just in time, my friends got there a minute after... and our table was waiting for us, perfect timing!
it's Absinthe 10 year anniversary and they have a few things on the menu at 1998 price. i ordered the onion soup - my favorite - and the wild mushroom risotto. my friends shared a flat bread pizza for starter and both had the steak (at 1998 price) for the main course. And we ordered a bottle of Pinot noir from Sonoma, a bit sweet and fruity, not dry enough for me. it was good nonetheless. the food was simple and good. i love the space and the food here, always have, very cozy, relaxing with the dim lighting...

http://www.absinthe.com/index.html

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was super fun!
We should do it again~
Have you been to Zazie in Cole Valley?
amazing breakfast.. and very french..
so thought of you...

Win

thinh said...

mais oui, but of course my dear. i'd love to go to Zazie. i've been to the Zazie in financial district years ago but have not been to the one in Cole valley. let's do it....

thinh said...

actually Winnie, the restaurant in financial district is Zare not Zazie, i can't remember restaurant names that start with z.... so no, i have not been to Zazie, we definitely should go.