Beau and I traveled to Asheville, NC this weekend to celebrate our 1st anniversary! We can’t believe it’s already been one year! So today we start year 2.
Beau and I stayed in a wonderful bed and breakfast called The Lion and The Rose run by a wonderful couple, Jim and Linda Palmer. The house was beautiful and the details the innkeepers offered made all the difference. Beau and I had a wonderful room at the front of house on the 3rd floor. There were chocolate in the room and port and sherry downstairs for a night cap. They offered a butler’s pantry filled with baked goods, beverages, hot drinks and snacks for the taking. And in the morning, they brought us coffee to our door. What a treat!
Breakfast was delicious was Apple Cherry Pancakes served with homemade Apple Brandy Syrup and fruit one day and then Huevos Rancheros the next day for breakfast. Scrumptious! We loved it there.
Friday night Beau and I headed downtown Asheville where we hit up the Thirsty Monk for a little beverage and there I discovered my love for cider. J And then on to Curate for dinner. Curate is a Spanish Tapas place that was super good, but way over priced. Whoops. Beau and I split the charcuterie tray with Spanish cheeses, sautéed mushrooms and garlic shrimp. Very good food like I said, but very overpriced.
Saturday we woke up early for a run. Beau packed my workout clothes. He did a great job, except for considering the temperature of Asheville. When we left Charleston it was 82 degrees so naturally he didn’t consider it to be cold in Asheville. Point is? Kathryn went running both Saturday and Sunday in 38 degrees in shorts and a t-shirt. Way to go us!
Saturday was spent traipsing around Asheville to all of the antique places we could find. We were on the hunt for dining room furniture. And we found some! We left yesterday with a pew and a dining room table that we love.
Saturday night Beau had the idea to go to the Grove Park Inn for a drink and to look at the view before heading to dinner in town. I ordered my new standby, a Bloody Mary (I don’t care what time of day it is) and we listened to the pianist and talked. It was lovely.
We headed back to the bed and breakfast because of a wardrobe malfunction and then on to dinner at Table. What a great choice! So wonderful. Listen to what we had!
Appetizer: Soft Poached Duck Egg in a Cauliflower Cream with Truffle and Parmesan. We sopped up all of that sauce with our remaining bread. Superb!
Entrée: Beau’s-Ribeye with Lobster Remoulade; Kathryn’s-Striped Bass with Kale and Grits
Dessert: Peanut Butter-Chocolate Semifreddo with Caramelized Bananas and Salted Caramel. We wish we could have that again. It was fabulous!
The service was great and our waiter brought us each a little glass of a dessert wine because it was our anniversary.
Beau and I had a great weekend celebrating together and love our little trips away like that.
2 comments:
It was a great weekend and I would add that it was a PR for K concerning temperature for a run.
So glad you guys had a great weekend!! And, way to go K!
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