Chris and I have recently decided to reinstate Date Night, a tradition we had when the kids were young and we never spent any time alone. Last night we had some unexpected time so we visited Hobnob, at 6010 Hermitage Rd. It's a small place, but very accommodating. We had short wait for a table so we sat at the bar and chatted with the bartender. She offered Chris a taste of a dark peanut butter stout. Not his favorite or mine, but very interesting if you like darker beers. I had a glass of a lovely Viognier and Chris had a Tropical Thunder Ale. Then it was time for our table. We started with the Brussels Sprouts appetizer. The sprouts we cut in half and roasted to perfection with just enough char to bring out the sweetness. These were served with toasted hazelnuts and a hazelnut vinaigrette. They were sublime! Often brussels sprouts are not cooked enough for me, which is odd because I barely show my veggies the heat before I'm ready to serve, but not brussels sprouts. They were handled expertly. On to dinner. There were many things on the menu that I wanted to try. All of the salads sounded delicious! The thing that grabbed me though, was a grilled cheese sandwich. Crazy I know, but so good. Manchego cheese, fig jam, baby spinach, and cremini mushroom all on grilled sourdough bread. BOY HOWDY that was an amazing sandwich! Sweet, and fatty, and salty, and creamy. They knocked it out of the park. I also ordered a beet salad (always with the beet salad) which was an entree, but I figured I could bring home the leftovers. Honestly the sandwich was so big and so filling that I ate half and saved the rest. The salad I barely touched. It was lovely though, Arugula, beets, grilled chicken, goat cheese, avocado, candied walnuts, and dried cranberries with a balsamic vinaigrette. It will make a nice dinner tonight. Chris angsted between fish and pork but landed on the fish. Pecan crusted rainbow trout with a maple sage butter, sweet potato apple hash, and more brussels sprouts. The fish was flaky and moist and the butter added a nice fall flavor. The hash was a little sweet, but very good. I am a sweet potato purist. No marshmallows or brown sugar, not even butter. The sweet potato was created perfect on it's own. THis was very good, but on the sweet side. Chris had the quintessential autumn meal! Of course we had to try dessert. How do you top off a fall feast? Pecan pie and coffee. Then of course, the food coma. Hobnob is definitely a keeper. Dinner for 2 with 4 drinks, appetizer and dessert $88. Bon Apetit! Baby arugula, grilled chicken breast, roasted beets, goat cheese crumbles, sliced avocado, candied walnuts, dried cranberries, balsamic vinaigrette
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