This past week I celebrated my birthday, and I was blessed to have two wonderful places to visit on two different nights, Halifax and Little Bar, both favorites that are connected together in Hoboken through the marvelous Executive Chef Seadon Shouse and the marvelous owners and staff.
I've written about both wonderful places before, so I'll just write a little here about the special evenings I enjoyed during my birthday celebrations. This week I'll share about Halifax and the new Happy Hour menu and I'll share about Little Bar and the wonderful Wednesday pizza and cocktails night that I had the absolute pleasure of enjoying there in a future post.
Halifax as I've written before is one of those places I could go to any time and have the most wonderful experience because of the beauty of the design and the wonderful creations of Executive Chef Season Shouse along with the wonderful cocktails and wine selections, and the wonderful staff, with a combination of talents and gifts and expertise that makes every moment so beautiful and so special.
On the day of my birthday I had been thinking that I wanted to go to Halifax and when I heard they had started a new happy hour with a special menu it was the perfect place to go on my own special day. I started the afternoon at YES Gallery and walked over to Halifax while the light was still in the late afternoon sky, so I was able to watch the view of the Manhattan Skyline from the restaurant as I enjoyed the menu tastes and treats.
Oysters are always my first choice, especially when they are as fresh and wonderful as they are at Halifax. Chef Shouse is such a wonderful Chef that even the sauces with the oysters are special. I usually use very little cocktail sauce with oysters, especially when they are this fresh and excellent, but the cocktail sauce that arrived with these wonders was so delicious I could have eaten it by the spoonful. Afterward I tried the Lamb Meatball Sliders with Smoked Gorgonzola Fondue and Parsley the Mini Fish & Chips, both presented so beautifully and so delicious with such layered flavors and textures that they brought a smile to my already celebrating face. I decided to try the Squash Flatbread with Squash Ricotta, Mozzarella, Pancetta, Arugula and Pickled Squash, a delightful and lovely way to end my evening's choices. For cocktails I tried the Boulevardeiro, the Kingfisher Manhattan and a Once In A Dream, all beautifully presented and layered with flavors of smooth goodness. For the sparkling part of my birthday as anyone who knows me knows is always a first choice, I tried the happy hour special of Veuve du Vernay which was wonderful, along with my regular favorite at Halifax, Benjamin Bridge.
Being able to celebrate this special day in this special place was truly a gift and blessing, and one that reminded me again of how beautiful life can be when there are such wonderfully talented and gifted Chefs like the marvelous Executive Chef Seadon Shouse and such wonderful owners and staff as those at Halifax Hoboken. Such happy hours as these are make every day more beautiful.
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