ch ch changes...

so last night we had dinner with friends Ron & Mary at Oriole and of course the meal was lovely... we missed seeing Genie and Tim but the kitchen was running smoothly and the sweets were certainly terrific so despite changes things are still good under the leadership of Noah and Cara...

we had a number of new or tweaked courses so let's go on with the show- among my favorite new preparations was the very first course- shown here- in all its beauty but unfortunately not all it's amazing flavors and textures---

 
I have broken the menu down into parts so you can read the courses and see them while you still remember what you read LOL

all three of the desserts were winners!

the whole menu at once - with the creative talent Noah Sandoval listed right above the two Michelin stars...

another fine meal and it was extra fun to re-introduce Ron & Mary to Cara & Noah because years ago we had taken them to one of very favorites - Noah & Cara's prior fab dining establishment Senza! So it was not too far into the meal when we recalled that they had met Cara before... the kitchen at Senza was not as open so we didn't get to interact with Noah so much back then... so fun evening all around!