Dave and I always have a romantic Valentine's dinner on Park Avenue. But, of course, not on Valentine's night because it's too crowded. That's "Rookie's Night Out." All of the romantic folks who never eat out choose that night.
So we had our romantic dinner on Tuesday instead of Monday. We wanted to do something different so we went to the Turkish restaurant, Bosphorus.
We sat outside, as always, and, since we were clueless, asked our young Turkish waiter, in this country four years, to order for us. We'd seen people with great mounds of strange food and bread but we're light eaters so we needed expert help.
I started out with a glass of Turkish white wine. Cankaua, Kavallidere. That's either the name of the wine or where it came from - or both.
Next, we shared an appetizer called Mucver. It was zucchini patties pan fried with fresh herbs and spices, service over greens, with yogurt sauce on the side. De-lish!
For an entree we shared Grilled Lamb Adana Kebab. Freshly ground lamb with peppers char-grilled, served with rice, shredded carrots, red cabbage and onions. Also delish.
Sitting, as we do, on the street we almost always see somebody we know walk by. Sure enough, an acquaintance stopped by to chat about the middle east.
What a romantic, relevant, international Valentine dinner.
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So we had our romantic dinner on Tuesday instead of Monday. We wanted to do something different so we went to the Turkish restaurant, Bosphorus.
We sat outside, as always, and, since we were clueless, asked our young Turkish waiter, in this country four years, to order for us. We'd seen people with great mounds of strange food and bread but we're light eaters so we needed expert help.
I started out with a glass of Turkish white wine. Cankaua, Kavallidere. That's either the name of the wine or where it came from - or both.
Next, we shared an appetizer called Mucver. It was zucchini patties pan fried with fresh herbs and spices, service over greens, with yogurt sauce on the side. De-lish!
For an entree we shared Grilled Lamb Adana Kebab. Freshly ground lamb with peppers char-grilled, served with rice, shredded carrots, red cabbage and onions. Also delish.
Sitting, as we do, on the street we almost always see somebody we know walk by. Sure enough, an acquaintance stopped by to chat about the middle east.
What a romantic, relevant, international Valentine dinner.
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