Edenton Final Food Blast

So...we had dinner Thursday at the B&B. 6:30. We were eagerly awaiting this meal since we knew it was gonna be great and because we had not had anything to eat since the breakfast they served that morning (does beer count?)

We arrived in the dining room right at 6:30. We were a bit surprised to see, in addition to our table, a table set for four. As far as we could tell, no one else was at the B&B!

Don came out with our first wine; a Chardonnay from Australia called "Mad Fish". This was a light Chardonnay; from stainless, not oak (frankly I prefer buttery oaked Chardonnay but this one was nice and refreshing).

And, it went well with the first two courses. The first was unbelievably good. A fresh flounder fillet (from the area bought that morning) marinated in turmeric, wrapped in rice paper and lightly sauteed. It was served in shallow bowl in a garlic-ginger broth alongside some wilted spinach.

As one of the ladies at the next table exclaimed, "This is enough for a main course!"

BTW, the two couples were actually local; they did not stay at the B&B but were familiar with the restaurant and liked to stop by for dinner from time to time. This night was a special occasion as they were celebrating the women's b-days. They were friendly and gregarious; probably in their 60s, and somewhat loud. But, hey, they were obviously having a grand time.

Next up was a Caesar salad with (obviously) homemade dressing and croutons. This also paired nicely with the Chardonnay.

The main entree was to die for. Several slices of medium rare garlic pork loin with lentils and winter vegetables; brussel sprouts (the first for me), sweet potatoes and butternut squash.

Don paired this with the Marietta Old Vine Red from Geyserville CA (that I wrote about before). EXCELLENT. So much food (somewhere along the road they brought out a very dense fresh slice of whole grain bread).

To top off the evening was a dark chocolate torte with raspberry sauce served with a Tootsie Roll sorbet (it did taste like Tootsie Rolls, too!) We finished up the red wine with this and were delightfully full and content.

Seriously, this food was very nicely presented, matched, paired wonderfully with the wines, and tasted like a dream.

We stumbled up to bed (rolled) and had a very quiet evening!

The next morning, although we were still full from dinner, brought more coffee and breads at 7:30 and a full breakfast at 9:00. We partook of homemade sausage and whole wheat pancakes topped with blueberry compote.

After this feast, we had nothing else to do but load up the car and drive home to our regular lives.

We would highly recommend this B&B; in fact, we hope to return another time, maybe in better weather, so we can enjoy the large wrap around porch while sipping a glass or two of wine!

Mrs. B