Hugo

Mark and I have not been on a date for a very long time. We have a lot coming up in the next few weeks, so we needed to catch up. Mark was moved to a global role within dunnhumbyUSA, and we decided to celebrate.
We went to Hugo to celebrate. We had an 8pm reservation, and they were ready for us as soon as we walked in. It was our first visit to Hugo, and we were pleasantly surprised. We walked into a warm dining room and bar. We were greeted by almost every staff member walking by, and were seated in a comfy booth with plenty of privacy. We were given menu's and the wine list, and were greeted by the wine specialist to assist us with our wine selection. We decided on our three courses and enjoyed a beautiful bottle of Ramirez de la Piscina.
First course I had the pork belly and Mark decided on the foie gras. My pork belly was beautiful served with a homemade carmel sauce and bits of granny smith apple. It was heaven on a plate. The portion was perfect and cooked very well. Mark's foie gras was served with a fig compote and buttermilk biscuit and was also perfection. It was probably the best single dish that we have had all year.
Second course was our salad course. I received the Hugo salad and Mark had the Poached pear salad. The Hugo salad was romaine lettuce, goat cheese, potatoes, and a vinaigrette. The goat cheese was tossed with the potatoes and was creamy and beautiful. Mark had the Poached pear salad. It was served with a vinaigrette, mixed greens and a little bit of bacon. It was wonderful as well. We ate half of our salad and then traded to get a little of both dishes.
For our main course, I chose the duck and Mark chose the rabbit dish. The duck was wonderfully prepared. I usually only eat duck at Daveeds, but I love the duck here. It was served with a tomato broth as well as chorizo and white beans. Mark had the rabbit which was served with a pasta and homemade tomato sauce. All of this was very well presented and tasted wonderful.

We had the open apple and pear dessert as well ginger ice cream and a cup of coffee. It was beautiful. We were very surprised at the wonderful service and the wonderful food. If we complimented any of the dishes we were pleased to see the staff smile. When the staff smiles like they did you know they take pride in where they work and the food that they are presenting. I am excited to see staff that has soo much pride in their work.

We would have taken pictures, but we were too busy enjoying our night together. I cant wait to go back and enjoy Hugo again. Great job!

Now that the weather is cooler, here come the posts

Now that I am beginning to use my coat, and enjoy yummy winter dishes, I will have more time to post. We have had many culinary adventures in the last few weeks so keep looking for the posts. I am on a new diet, so it might be helpful for me to include some of my food habits on here so you can see what I enjoy even thought I am dieting.