So, the red dress was an absolute success. I wish I could find a picture of it online somewhere. Bright red, slightly ruched, slightly drapey. Kind of evoked a little Marilyn Monroe vibe. I wore it with a sheer black wrap and black heels. Rick was very handsome in a black shirt and yellow tie. We were a little overdressed for Paso Robles (the town is populated by fleece-wearers) but we fit the restaurant rather well.
Dinner was three courses. Appetizers included bruschetta, a mushroomy-thing and a prosciutto-asparagus thing. Rick had the prosciutto-wrapped filet and I had a seafood-brothy-garlicky creation (an Italian bouillabaisse, perhaps). Desert was chocolatey-raspberry mousse. I would say the food at Buona Tavola is a little over-ambitious (how many things can we wrap in prosciutto?) but still tasty. And their wine list was decent.
Rick gave me a pretty bonsai tree and a sappy-romantic card, which was perfect. I forgot to get him a card but made it up to him in my own special way 
This turned out to be the best Valentine’s Day I’ve had yet.
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