Tis time to announce the social event of the 2008 calendar; the not-to-be-missed shindig!
Slim turns 40 this year and has decided to embrace his winter birth and celebrate in Iceland! That's right, the land of fire and ice: where Scotland meets Alaska meets Yellowstone.
And he wants all of ye to come too! So mark your calendars now for the week of 15 December 2008 (or maybe the weekend before) and join us in the steaming cold north. Actually, it turns out that Iceland isn't all that cold: pretty similar to my old stomping grounds in Philadelphia. But a fair bit darker, and a much greater chance of snow.
We will be gathering details in the coming months, including locking down dates, so watch this space and your email boxes.
In other news we enjoyed a fabulous dinner last night in celebration of our fourth anniversary at a place called L'Atmosphere. A French style bistro, it's won a place on Bridgestones' Top 100 restaurants in Ireland for 2 years running: right here in Waterford! Who knew? PK started with a trio of crab dishes, me with seared tuna with a sesame sauce. Slow roasted leg of lamb for PK's main: incredibly tender. I had "cassoulet of confit of duck with Toulouse sausage," and it was out of this world. Easily the best dish I've had in Ireland. PK finished with a chocolate souffle and I had a creme brulee with pear confit. A really grand meal.
Tell everyone who might be interested about my birthday plans, and we'll look forward to seeing you in Iceland.
Slainte.
