monday.08.august.2011
Today is Husband’s and my 2nd anniversary. Quite different from last year’s celebrations, when we spent an entire weekend away- we only managed a two-hour sojourn away from home and the Coffee Bean this time around. Grandparents and Great Grandparents are such lovely inventions! Great Grandma P kept the Bean for us while we had dinner at Chaud Café (different from the full Chaud restaurant).
Dinner was lovely… we had a tapas style meal so we got to sample a variety of dishes: Divine mango margaritas, Marinated olives; Pesto breadsticks, Chicken Paillard with Pico de Gallo, a Spanish chorizo & potato tortilla and French fries with arugula mayo. Every dish was absolutely delicious. The staff and service were just as fantastic as in the full restaurant. The air-conditioned indoor ambience was a very trendy rustic meets zen type of affair- with glass doors, a brick wall façade, open kitchen, wide mirror and dark wood wine bar all coming together to create a comfortable and welcoming dinner setting. (The outdoor patio looked alright too; although for the life of me I can’t figure out why most of the other patrons chose to sit outdoors on a hot, humid night with the smell of citronella and city corporation mosquito spray assaulting the senses! People it’s hot in Trinidad all year through. No need to sacrifice comfort for “summer outdoor dining”!!!) Moving on...
We finished up our dinner with a scrumptious, melt-in-your-mouth Apple Crumble pie topped with Dulce de Leche ice-cream. Husband also sampled of their coffee. All of Chaud Café’s coffee drinks are made with Britt Café coffees (which we had previously sampled at Hyatt). Not bad… but nowhere near as good as a fresh roasted Social!
Verdict: Lovely anniversary and great cafe... Maybe I'll send them some fabulous fresh coffee to make it even better ;o)
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