Dan turned the big 4-0 this month. The celebrations began with a dinner at Toit Pour Toi, a delicious French restaurant in Schouweiler, just outside Luxembourg City. We enjoyed a fantastic meal - lobster, foie gras ravioli, cotriade (French bouillabaisse), buttery seared sea scallops, chevre, brie...not to mention the dessert quartet captured below - that was decadent and rich, just how we like it. At one point, Dan told me to lower my voice, because I was saying "mmmm....yummm" with every bite. The decor was also amazing. The dining room is a beautifully converted barn that feels both rustic and elegant. And it's quite big and airy but manages to feel dark, romantic, cozy, and warm at the same time.
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| Toit Pour Toi Birthday Desserts |
Toit Pour Toi was our 2nd Michelin-starred restaurant in Lux so far. The first was Le Bouquet Garni, another French restaurant right in Luxembourg City. Did you know that Luxembourg has more Michelin-starred restaurants per capita than any other country in the world? Of course, Lux is a tiny little country with just over 500,000 residents. But that still gives us 11 restaurants. Our plan is to hit every one of them in 2 years. 2 down, 9 to go. We will be eating very well.
To celebrate with the kids, we made a raclette dinner at home, a favorite from Dan's childhood. We bought him a raclette grill as one of his birthday presents. This particular machine is amazing because it comes with a cast iron grill and natural stone cooktop. Not sure how authentic Swiss it is, but we were able to grill filet skewers and lobster and crab to go along with our raclette, so we were happy!
Birthday festivities continued with breakfast in bed the next morning...a family tradition. Dan requested egg, rice, and sardines. I think the Tans are rubbing off on him!
Happy birthday, love!
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