Victory 44 - Local Restaurant Review 4 Stars

The other night I tried a well-reviewed restaurant near my house. It's part of the new restaurant trend of small plates...not tapas, but similar where you order a few items to make up a meal. Except in the case of the burger, which was a portion similar to any other burger. I've been dreaming about this burger since. I can't really say I've ever dreamt about one before, so that's an ode to it's goodness. Check out the appetizer -- I said to myself when I ate it, I felt like I was on Top Chef and Marcel was about to pop out from around the corner. We went on a night with half-priced drinks, but they have deals almost every night of the week. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Devils on Horseback - Dates wrapped in bacon with dehydrated jalapenos, foam and fluff (I can't remember what this was), a spicy yellow sauce, and these gelatin flavor pops - they were sweet.

The Perfect Burger

Short ribs with fingerling potatoes. When we got this dish, we were really happy that we ordered the burger. This was all of 5 bites. Delicious all the same.

February Foodzie Tasting Box

Well, this seems a little late doesn't it? I just got my March tasting box this week, so I figured I better get to updating the blog. You've been getting bored anyhow I'm sure :)

Some chocolate hazelnut, crystallized ginger thing. I have yet to try...I gave up sweets for Lent.

I'd wish I could say I tried these Walnuts as well. But someone became addicted to these and I forgot to try them. I guess they must have been good.

Granola Bar. I ate this myself...I think. It mustn't have been that memorable.

One of my favorites was the truffled popcorn. I don't really like popcorn, but I love truffles. So I gave this a try. It was delicious. I might like popcorn now.

You can't go wrong with caramels.

Or a brownie...But I have to say something about the timing between when this was actually made and when I received it, makes me wonder how much better this would have been fresh.