Anniversary Brunch at The Undercurrent

 Can't have just one celebratory meal for an occasion as important as this! A few photos from Sunday Brunch with Courtney and Fred at The Undercurrent (undercurrentrestaurant.com).

Who would have thought you would find the Triad's best biscuits in a fine dining restaurant?

Both guests ordered omelettes. 

Dale got a Breakfast Burrito.

My choice was Shrimp and Grits with blistered okra.

Anniversary Dinner at 1703

 My wife and I celebrated our 33rd Anniversary this week. Hurricane Debby forced us to stay at home on Thursday (8/8), the actual date of our wedding (in Beaufort), but we scheduled dinner Saturday night at 1703 in Winston-Salem (1703restaurant.com). This is an exceptionally attractive restaurant, a true white tablecloth experience, with additional patio seating in a large shaded area adjacent. (I consider that patio to be one of the two most attractive outdoor seating areas in the Triad.)

My wife started with a cocktail- this is a gin, lime, soda concoction 

with fresh rosemary peeking out. Really refreshing on a summer evening.

First course was Chanterelle Pate.

Chef Curtis Hackaday is a certified forager. 

Always order a mushroom dish here!

Because it's summer, and simply because the description was so inviting, 

Dale ordered Watermelon and Jumbo Lump Crab Salad for her main course.

This is dressed in a delightful Lemon Honey Poppyseed Vinaigrette, 

augmented with feta cheese and almonds. 

I am not as disciplined as she is.

I got Lamb Two Ways- three chops joined by merguez sausage-

hearty and robust, enhanced with Walnut Dill Labneh, 

which is a cheese made from strained yogurt.

You can read my full article about 1703 on the YES! Weekly newspaper website:

https://www.yesweekly.com/foodanddrink/chow-down-at-1703-restaurant-catering/article_480ef738-b547-11ee-9bd9-374863f3e157.html.