Mama’s Got the Giggles
I think spring must be coming. Certainly it helps that the temps have been warmer and the sun has been out a couple of days this week (what is that weird light coming in through the window??). But it’s more than that. I’ve been uncharacteristically goofy this week, and we’ve all been laughing our asses off this week around the Anvil. I think spring is rearing its lovely head in our hearts! Can it be far away climatologically? (that word came from Chef Vegas, naturally!)
And with the rising temperatures, hopefully will come the guests. We’ve had a rough go of things so far this year, with the weeknights seeing an almost empty dining room. Please come out and join us soon, and celebrate with us the joy we are all feeling of late. I think, no, I KNOW, the renewed energy and light among our Anvil family makes the experience of dining with us even better than usual.
Speaking of better than usual, we hosted our first wine dinner this past Tuesday, featuring the wines of De Loach Vineyards from the Sonoma Valley of California. Despite a grim forecast from the weatherman and a sudden bout of flu striking the De Loach representative, guests enjoyed a truly fine wining and dining experience — if I do say so myself! These events give me the rare opportunity to show off my higher culinary abilities, so to speak, and I was so proud of the food my kitchen put out that evening. I am looking forward to many more such ventures over the next few months.
Our wine list now features over 130 wines by the bottle! If you haven’t seen the list yet, check it out on the “wine” page of the website. We have submitted for our Wine Spectator designation, and I’m optimistic that we might just get it — not easy to do on the first try, so I’m told.
So, as March comes in like a lamb here in the heartland, I wish you the same light heart and joy-filled days that we are enjoying!
CM
