Thursday 9 April 2015

Dude wheres the food!

My son turned 18 this week, i feel too young to have an 18yr old! in mind not body...we had a meal out, with lots of the family and friends, he choose the restaurant, which is a very nice one, however i have come to a conclusion that the more expensive a meal is the less you get on the plate!

Plus, is it a trend lately for the plates to be really, really, large, im sat there with this big round white plate, with a blob of food in the centre, very nicely presented, so nice, im not sure if i should eat it or take it home to hang on the wall.

Im thinking, have they given us another round of starters? where are the vegetables? i tentatively lift the salmon up from what is a 'bed of noodles' a tablespoon amount..ohh yes there they are 2 mangetouts, and 3 thinly sliced slithers of courgette, and a teaspoon of chopped peppers.

Then sides arrive, which is a damn good thing we ordered plenty of sides, or it would have been MacDonalds later, anyway now its time to play table Jenga, we are all sat there with these big plates, bottles of wine, the wine glasses, glasses for water, condiments, vase of flowers and manoeuvring everything around to fit the side plates on the table....its like a mastermind challenge...to fit everything on right with nothing dropping off.

3 courses later, we have coffee, even the cups are so small, im pretty sure the handle was there for decoration only, because you couldnt get a finger through it, well if you did im not sure you would be able to get it back out again!

However, the food was delicious, the company was great, we had a lot of laughs, my cousins girlfriend had made him an amazing cake, a chocolate Playstation 4 console with controller, she is so talented at baking, it really did look like the real thing, and tasted well yummy.

Did end up making toasted cheese and ham sandwiches at nearly 1 in the morning though!














16 comments:

  1. LoL Tori, ah yes, the over sized plates with a tiny smattering of food in the middle. It's essential to order sides lol. Glad the food was enjoyable though and that it sounds like you had a wonderful time, even if you did have to make toasties later on lol. The cake sounds amazing!

    Wishing your son a belated Happy Birthday!

    Hugs
    Roz

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    1. Thank you Roz

      Oh the sides were definitely essential lol

      i really cant get over the cake, i should have taken photos..it was just amazing...she is so talented..heck i have trouble making cupcakes!

      x

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  2. Tori, I feel like you...not old enough to have an 18 year old:) This has been a very bittersweet year, especially with graduation just around the corner!

    xx

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    1. its because we are so young at heart lol

      Graduation wow....very proud moment im sure.

      x

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  3. Tori,

    Congratulations!
    Sounds like a memorable way to celebrate :-)

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    1. thanks Bleuame

      It was a lovely evening, portions aside lol

      My baby is 18....its a cliche but it just doesnt seem that long ago, he was a babe in arms

      x

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  4. Happy 18th - always a great milestone to reach. Big plates and tiny portions - unless it's an American Diner style, which is the opposite. Table Jenga - played that many times and throw in a baby who tries to grab everything off the table, it's hard work eating out!
    hugs
    DF

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    1. It is, but still makes me feel old lol

      I love American diners, but live quite isolated, so none nearby, not that is managable to get to in one night..but i do love them.

      Ahh yes i remember those days lol, grabby hands

      x

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  5. Happy birthday to him :-) sounds like a wonderful evening

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    1. thank you

      It was a wonderful evening, perhaps drunk a little too much, me not him lol

      x

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  6. congratulations to you for getting to this place, the mum of an adult. Happy birthday to him. Heres to many more small dinners on very large plates xx, plus toasties at 1am xxx

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    1. thanks julie, its wierd when you put it like that....omg i have an adult child lol

      toasties are great....just would rather not be doing them at 1am!

      x

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  7. Happy birthing day to you! I know what you mean about the tiny food on a huge plate thing-- what is that about anyway??

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    1. thank you Renee

      I have no idea but it just makes the portions look even smaller....designer food i guess, very nice just not enough of it lol

      x

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  8. I'm so not ready for 18. No way you are old enough for an 18 yr old.

    Lol at your description of the plate.

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    1. Im not ready either lol feeling old!

      the plate, im still nattering on here about the plate, driving them nuts lol

      x

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