Chris and Tricia's Anniversary, Part 2The highlight for both Tricia and I had to be our Christmas night dinner. There were very few places open on Christmas, but Tricia had made a reservation at a place called The Alley Cafe. Although they called it a "cafe," something like "gourmet dining" would have been more apropos. We both had a multi-course dinner of salmon filets and Dungeness crab in Bearnaise sauce, with mashed potatoes, candied yams, salad, steamed veggies, a delightful Zinfandel Wine, all topped off with Apple Strudel. Is your mouth watering yet?
The atmosphere was great, but one of the neatest treats was when a European-style Father Christmas strolled in for a visit. Apparently there's one guy that does this once a year for the whole village, and we were just at the right place at the right time. His outfit was very fancy. He had a rich red-satin robe with fine golden embroidery, a forest green velvet overcoat, classic black belt, an intricately-carved wooden walking stick with a unique "mountain crystal" in the hilt. The crystal is so-named because when you look into the crystal there's a miniature mountain silhouette in the rock (quartz, we think). He wore a holly wreath on his head, and had some rich-toned bells that jingled as he walked. He really played the part well, and he had a real beard, not the fake-Santa thing. Here are some pictures of our wonderful dinner.
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