10.08.2010

LA Restaurant Week...er, Night

We had big plans for Restaurant Week that involved lots of stops, reservations months in advance, all kinds of strategic scheduling and scrupulous menu planning. In the end, we only made it to one Friday night date, but it was an epic meal that totally made up for anything we may have missed.

BLT Steak isn't far from home and the walk there helped us work up an appetite. So when their signature amuse bouches and popovers arrived to kick off our meal, we dug right in.

Warm pate and fresh-from-the-oven gruyere popovers

Then came our entree-sized appetizers, which left us pretty full...

 Filet tartare and steamed mussels

...Until our proteins came out and we got a second wind. Powered by a huge greasy tower of onion rings (not shown).

 Scallops and steak

By time we had eaten that last bite of steak, we were stuffed. But BLT Steak wasn't done with us. Out came some mignardises, tiny caramel-y cookie bites that would've been the perfect end to our meal. But they were quickly followed by  warm donuts and coffee ice cream, and some chocolate bread pudding.


We finished the ice cream but didn't touch anything else 

We looked forward to our nice, cleansing walk home. As we waddled back, we were overtaken by a bajillion cops (and bike cops, security guards and a helicopter) storming Sunset Plaza...to settle some sort of lovers' spat in the parking lot. 


Fortunately, we — and, most importantly, our doggie bags — got home safe and sound.

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