We had a lovely anniversary at The Clifton on Friday night!
The best babysitter in the world (Nona) came to watch Birch while Thomas and I snuck out for a dinner date at the inn where our wedding was three years prior.
Anniversary At The Clifton
The weather was much the same as it was on our special day – crisp and cool, warm in the sun, and perfect clear blue skies. We walked around the front lawn before going in.
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Garden Promenade + Cocktails
Per tradition, we get a round of drinks and walk over to where our ceremony was. It’s such a treat to be able to visit this spot year after year.
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Three Course Dinner
The terrace in the back is open-air covered porch, so it was a good al fresco option for safe dining.
The Clifton now offers a 3-course dinner instead of an a la carte menu. Plus bread and an amuse bouche makes 5. Our anniversary was the perfect time to enjoy so many courses, but boy was it a lot of food!
Maple Manhattan
I had an amazing Manhattan with walnut bitters and maple with dinner – it felt like a cocktail occasion!
The bread and salty butter were divine
Course One: Salad + Escargot
I enjoyed this arugula salad with blue cheese, pears, and spiced pecans (my favorite combo)
And Thomas had escargot with bone marrow! I tried his, which was super rich.
Course Two: Salmon + Pork Tenderloin
Scottish salmon with mushrooms, tomatoes, celery root puree, and a corn sauce. Thomas had pork tenderloin with caramelized fennel, pickled mustard seed, black garlic “foam” and other interesting flavors. Both dishes were fantastic!
Course Three: Double Chocolate
Thomas had chocolate cake, and I had “cookies and cream” which were two warm cookies with three flavors of rich ice cream – butterscotch, vanilla, and coffee. OMG this was so good!
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Thanks to The Clifton for another lovely visit. I hope next year we can spend the night in the garden cottage again!
K` says
Morning . So jealous, we have not been out to eat since January. Happy Anniversay ! Loved all the biden ads. Some blogs it’s trump ads, but yours is all Biden Harris ? K~
Kath Younger says
We only eat outside – it’s gonna be a long winter!
And I’m very happy to hear there are Biden ads, but most of the ads are based on cookies, so it shows you what it wants based on your browsing history, so I don’t have a ton of control over it!
Kori says
Beautiful celebration!! I cannot believe it has been three years. I love that Kaci and I both got married at our lake house because we can return to the very spot of our special days as well. So special. All of the food sounds incredible!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
Happy anniversary! Looks like you had a great time! 🙂
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