Taz and I had a 'date night' Friday night, which doesn't sound that exciting unless you know what we do on a typical Friday night....
I.E. Taz comes over around 8pm, we discuss what to do for dinner for about an hour. Then I exclaim that I'm starving and unmotivated to leave the apartment. We order Indian food for pick-up. Our exact phone-in order is "Chicken Tikka Masala, extra extra spicy and 1 garlic Naan" (sometimes 2 Naan's and a extra side of Masala sauce if we're feeling really hungry). For 2 people who love variety our Friday nights are sadly lacking in it! Sooo, this week I suggested we go on a "date night", and I let Taz pick the place and surprise me.
In the meantime, I tried to look my 'casual date best' with some serious accessorizing. I have a very eclectic clothing style, but lately I've been toning down the clothes and letting my accessories take center-stage.
So dressed in my standard 'winter going-out' outfit (Levi's high-waisted straight-leg jeans, a black tank, and a leopard cardi), I added these "Vegas" earrings...
Do you guys remember when I showed you my necklaces? Well earrings are really my favorite accessory, especially of the big and gaudy kind. I call any crazy, glitzy, and big earrings (like the feather ones above), my "Vegas" earrings. But, after further consideration I decided to tone it down, and lose these show-stoppers for something more subtle...
This was my grandmother's necklace, and I think it paired better with the leopard cardi...but I still needed earrings! So I added these...
A great $5 find from my favorite accessories-selling-gentleman on 5th Ave in Park Slope. They compliment the necklace, cause they have that 'vintage' feel. See?....
And what better to pair my grandmother's necklace with, than her glitzy vintage, chain-strap handbag?
I even threw on my "big-girl shoes". (Since I normally wear flats anything with a heal is considered a "big-girl shoe" in my book!) Low-healed black booties...
For a change I was dressed and ready (with time to take the above photos) when Taz arrived at 8:30pm. After driving me around Brooklyn for a bit, we ended up at Tabare in Williamsburg. And I have to say, Taz always knows how to pick a great place! They sat us right on time for our 9:15 reservation, and the service was very attentive, but not overbearing. The atmosphere was lively, but intimate and romantic at the same time. We ordered an affordable bottle of Mendoza Malbec that was delicious, but the Uruguay-inspired food was really the main focus!
We shared Chorizo con cebolla & pimentos (Uruguayan sausage with roasted onions and peppers) and Beef-filled Empanadas Caseras to start. As someone who doesn't eat a lot of meat, I have pretty high-standards when I do indulge in it, and I have to tell you both appetizers were amazing. I was way to busy eating to bother Taz for his iPhone to snap a photo.
I did stop myself from devouring my super-rich, creamy-cheese filled Handmade Potato Gnocchi's, in time to take a photo...
The photo does not do this dish justice, these were Amazing!
Taz had a perfectly-cooked Churrasco steak, with a side of arugula and tasty fries.
And then there was dessert...
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