Last Friday was 'date night' - the one night every month that my husband and I set aside to do something together without talking about work, the house, the animals, etc. We went to one of our local pubs for a drink after work, hoping that we could also eat there. But being a warm and sunny evening and since there aren't that many good places to eat out in our neighbourhood, there weren't any tables. So we picked up some Caribbean take-away on the way home at a place we've been meaning to try for ages - me having the ackee and saltfish and my husband having the stewpeas and beef. The food was delicious and light and I will definitely be heading back to try some more!
We had a cold bottle of champagne in the fridge from the Champagne Warehouse, a 2004 bottle of Forget-Chemin that is a 50/50 split of chardonnay and pinot meunier. Normally, this sort of blend is my kind of thing, but this particular champagne was surprisingly sweet, reminding me of alcoholic ginger ale. It was fine to drink with the mildly-spiced food, but a bit too sweet for my liking on its own. It also was more fizzy than bubbly, so overall, not a champagne that I would drink again.
That said, the bottle was lovely - very bottom-heavy with a wonderful feel when pouring.
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