I did make Paul pick it up and pay me back, however. This adorable vanilla cake is so moist and delicious, and the frosting is sinfully sweet. Muddy's, a kitschy East Memphis bakery, always has at least one (sometimes two) vegan cakes in their bakery case. And they can always make vegan cakes and cupcakes by request. I'll do a full post on Muddy's very soon.Paul arrived at home with my cake shortly after I got home from the office. Then we headed to Blue Fin Sushi Lounge for the obligatory VDay dinner. Here we are at Blue Fin:
I'm not romantic at all (as evidenced by the choice of words on my VDay cake). In fact, romantic gestures make me barf. But I do appreciate a good reason to spend my hand-earned cash on tasty restaurant eats. One thing the boyfriend Paul and I can always agree on is Asian food. Be it Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, whatever. We like it all. This Valentine's Day, we opted for sushi.We started with cocktails and a plate of Edamame Hummus with Crispy Chips:
I've made edamame hummus at home, but nothing compares to the version at Blue Fin. They pour a little chili oil over the top before serving, and it makes a world of difference.For my main course, I chose Inari (sweet fried tofu pockets stuffed with sticky rice), Roasted Asparagus Nigiri (hand rolls), and the Veggie Roll with tofu and assorted vegetables. Yum, yum!
After dinner, we headed to the Flying Saucer, a downtown bar boasting the largest selection of specialty brews in town. Paul ordered his favorite hefeweizen, Ayinger Brau-Weisse. I opted for my most favorite beer of all time, Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier — a smoked beer from Germany. I took this pic with the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone:
How'd you spend Valentine's Day?
Sounds like you had a wonderful dinner. Happy Un-V-day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute cake! My bf and I often opt for Asian, too- plenty of options for all diets. Today we had a "day date" since we both had to work at night. I worked the Valentine's Day class at the Natural Gourmet, which was so cute to see all these couples making their dinner together!
ReplyDeleteRauchbier? That sounds amazing! I've never seen it here.
ReplyDeleteHavin new age fun with a vintage feel!
ReplyDeletetotally love Ayinger brews and the brauweiss is my fav too! I think you have a winner on your hands!
ReplyDeletesmoked beers are weird on my palate. I feel like I should be chewing something but I'm drinking...sensory cross wire!
Haha Emily! I've had that line in my head since I posted that pic last night. Love it!
ReplyDeleteAwww what a cool cake!! I don't like conversation hearts at all, but I like the idea of making them into a cake. How fun!!
ReplyDeleteAlthough we didn't do sushi for V-Day, that would have been a great idea. My boyfriend and I also like anything Asian food... Japanese being my favorite first, and Chinese being his. Either way, Asian food is always a win-win for us!
Glad to see you two had a great evening! :) Cool Hipstamatic app by the way--nifty photo!
love the cake!
ReplyDeleteThat looks wonderful and I love your sweater!
ReplyDeleteeee. I love the flying saucer! If you like beers that are similar to blue moon, try Avery white Rascal. Flying saucer is one of the only places that carries it. MMMM.
ReplyDeleteis it weird that my cake is almost identical to your cake?! I THINK SO! have a looksie: http://vegiebug.blogspot.com/2011/02/love-me-do-beetroot-cake.html
ReplyDeleteI love Valentine's Day, but not as much as I love inari. Seeing it on your plate realllly makes me want to go out for sushi!
ReplyDeletelove Aecht Schlenkerla! i think ive been to a flying saucer before... maybe in TX though.
ReplyDeleteThat cake is darling!
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