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私ごとで恐縮なんですが、（うん？自分のブログだからいいだろって？）、今日4月1日は私たちの7回目の結婚記念日。エープリルフールですが嘘じゃないんです。でも、正直、こういう記念日に非常に疎い。だからママも全然忘れてると思ってるのを見越してのサプライズを演出。どーだーっと言わんばかりのバラと共に帰宅。恥ずかしそうにしてるあたりがうれしかったかな（＾＾
I feel shy to talk about this (hey! who's blog is this?), but today was our 7th wedding anniversary. I know it is the April Fool Day, but I am not joking. I personally tend to pay little attention on those anniversary stuff and my wife knows about it. So in order to surprise her, I came home with two dozens of roses. It worked! She looked hiding her emotion a bit, so it worked well, in fact :-)
前もって日本から来てるお母さんに子供の面倒をお願いして「二人っきりで外食」へ。実は子供ができてからこの「二人っきりで外食」は2回目。1回目は去年、日本に一時帰国したときに、これまたお母さんにお願いして。お母さん、ありがとうございます。
I asked her mother, who's visiting now from Japan, to take care of the kids while we were going out for dinner. It is just a two of us. In fact, this is the 2nd dinner without kids since Leo was born. The first one is also made possible with her mother's support when we visited Japan last year. Thanks Mom!
で、今宵のターゲットはリゾートホテルThe Grand Del MarにあるAmayaというイタリアン。入り口がわからないようになってるほど隠れ家的な高級ホテル。ゲートでは何のためにきたのがチェックされる。ただ雰囲気で選んだ感じかな？やっぱりスペシャル感を演出しないとね。
We went to the Italian restaurant at the resort hotel The Grand Del Mar. A high-class hotel whose entrance is hard to find and the guard checks the purpose of visit at the gate. The reason that I chose it? Just a good atmosphere that makes us feel "special" tonight.
ただ味はレビューどおり70点。値段を考えれば60点というところ。メインのステーキのソースがブルドックソースのウスター味で×。肉も焼きすぎ。こっちはいつもそうなんだけど、ミディアムレアって頼んでも結構ミディアムからウェルダン。レアで頼めばよかった…大後悔…。 プラス、コーンの粒々ガルニとかあり得ないだろ…。
And the food was... just ok, unfortunately, much like the other reviewers say, like 70 out of 100. Even considering the price, it should be 60. I asked medium rare on the main beef and it came with medium to well done. I knew they tend to overcook, so I should have asked rare... Well, there is no use crying over overcooked beef... I did not like the cones in the source either, which tasted a BBQ source you can buy at a grocery store.
結局、一番おいしかったのは前菜のホタテのダックソース。最初はどちらも強い香りがケンカしてて、正直マズイって思ったけど、ドライレモンピールがあとからそれをさわやかにしてくれる。食べ終わりのあたりには、あれ、うまいんじゃないか？っと最初の判断が覆るという摩訶不思議な味。今度家でためしてみようなかな？
What I liked the best is the scallop with duck source. At first, the strong flavor of scallop and duck were fighting each other and it tasted not good, honestly. But the dry lemon peel comes after and merges and lighten them. So at the end, it tasted good. A weird experience... I may try cooking the same thing at home to make sure...
そんなこんなでマッタリ2時間。このあとラグジュアリーシアターで映画でもと思ってたけど、二人とも日々の生活でお疲れで、結局そのまま帰宅。LeoもSenaもおとなしくしててくれたみたいで◎。
2 hours just past slowly and I was planning to take her to an luxury movie theater. But we were so tired from daily life, so just went home straight. Her mother told us the kids were good while we were away. Thanks kids and mom!
次は何年後？
When can we have another dinner with just two of us?
考えると恐ろしいです（＾＾
I am not gonna think about it now ...
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I feel shy to talk about this (hey! who's blog is this?), but today was our 7th wedding anniversary. I know it is the April Fool Day, but I am not joking. I personally tend to pay little attention on those anniversary stuff and my wife knows about it. So in order to surprise her, I came home with two dozens of roses. It worked! She looked hiding her emotion a bit, so it worked well, in fact :-)
前もって日本から来てるお母さんに子供の面倒をお願いして「二人っきりで外食」へ。実は子供ができてからこの「二人っきりで外食」は2回目。1回目は去年、日本に一時帰国したときに、これまたお母さんにお願いして。お母さん、ありがとうございます。
I asked her mother, who's visiting now from Japan, to take care of the kids while we were going out for dinner. It is just a two of us. In fact, this is the 2nd dinner without kids since Leo was born. The first one is also made possible with her mother's support when we visited Japan last year. Thanks Mom!
で、今宵のターゲットはリゾートホテルThe Grand Del MarにあるAmayaというイタリアン。入り口がわからないようになってるほど隠れ家的な高級ホテル。ゲートでは何のためにきたのがチェックされる。ただ雰囲気で選んだ感じかな？やっぱりスペシャル感を演出しないとね。
We went to the Italian restaurant at the resort hotel The Grand Del Mar. A high-class hotel whose entrance is hard to find and the guard checks the purpose of visit at the gate. The reason that I chose it? Just a good atmosphere that makes us feel "special" tonight.
ただ味はレビューどおり70点。値段を考えれば60点というところ。メインのステーキのソースがブルドックソースのウスター味で×。肉も焼きすぎ。こっちはいつもそうなんだけど、ミディアムレアって頼んでも結構ミディアムからウェルダン。レアで頼めばよかった…大後悔…。 プラス、コーンの粒々ガルニとかあり得ないだろ…。
And the food was... just ok, unfortunately, much like the other reviewers say, like 70 out of 100. Even considering the price, it should be 60. I asked medium rare on the main beef and it came with medium to well done. I knew they tend to overcook, so I should have asked rare... Well, there is no use crying over overcooked beef... I did not like the cones in the source either, which tasted a BBQ source you can buy at a grocery store.
結局、一番おいしかったのは前菜のホタテのダックソース。最初はどちらも強い香りがケンカしてて、正直マズイって思ったけど、ドライレモンピールがあとからそれをさわやかにしてくれる。食べ終わりのあたりには、あれ、うまいんじゃないか？っと最初の判断が覆るという摩訶不思議な味。今度家でためしてみようなかな？
What I liked the best is the scallop with duck source. At first, the strong flavor of scallop and duck were fighting each other and it tasted not good, honestly. But the dry lemon peel comes after and merges and lighten them. So at the end, it tasted good. A weird experience... I may try cooking the same thing at home to make sure...
そんなこんなでマッタリ2時間。このあとラグジュアリーシアターで映画でもと思ってたけど、二人とも日々の生活でお疲れで、結局そのまま帰宅。LeoもSenaもおとなしくしててくれたみたいで◎。
2 hours just past slowly and I was planning to take her to an luxury movie theater. But we were so tired from daily life, so just went home straight. Her mother told us the kids were good while we were away. Thanks kids and mom!
次は何年後？
When can we have another dinner with just two of us?
考えると恐ろしいです（＾＾
I am not gonna think about it now ...
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