ALEXANDER'S STEAKHOUSE INVITES A BEAR FOR HIS BIRTHDAY

it's been quite awhile since i posted and if you missed me, i apologize.

cute ox origami at the hostess desk

for my first post of the year, i wanted to highlight a wonderful night spent at alexander's steakhouse for the husband's (aka "bear") birthday. i call him bear because he's a little hairy, cuddly, docile, and bigger than me (in the picture below, i'm wearing 4in heels and barely shoulder height).

there are so many places i'd love to take him to experience food, but was inspired by a post from my friend regina when she took a friend for an expensive steak dinner. i thought this would be the perfect place to celebrate the husband - he likes steak and good food and i was intrigued by the restaurant that took the place of bacar.

the service is impeccable - a little too informational at times, but outstanding nonetheless. the ambience can be romantic, intimate, cool, whatever you need it to be depending on your visit. what's also very interesting about alexander's that sets itself apart from other steakhouses is that it has japanese influence. you come to alexander's to try the coveted wagyu and the fusion in other courses, like the hamachi shooters. i can't wait to have another reason to come back.

we started with an amuse bouche. i honestly can't remember what was i this little cube, but it was nutty and the saffron threads were nice.

i then got a refreshing beet salad. the beets were prepared perfectly - sweet, crisp, tender.

then we ordered hamachi shooters, which was beyond amazing! i could've just had multiple servings of this. the flavors of sweet, salty, tangy, were wonderful together.

to prepare for the main course, we got a kiwi palate cleanser.

so, i did say that you come here for the wagyu, but i couldn't help myself to the glorious 24oz dry-aged bone-in new york strip. i had them prepare it with a trio of salts and a roasted lemon. it was heavenly!

for dessert, we ordered the warm sticky toffee pudding. the toffee and date cake were great, but it was the thai tea ice cream that was show stopper. i would get this again!

one of the reason's i also chose alexander's to celebrate his birthday was that i saw cotton candy was part of the experience...ours was cherry flavored and it was fun!

just when i thought the dinner was coming to a close, out came an additional birthday dessert.

i didn't get a picture of my drink, which was amazing! it was called shiso bomb. one thing alexander's likes to do are puns and play on words to name their signature cocktails, the husband got a drink called miso honey...haha! anyway, i wish i took a picture of my drink because it was exceptionally made for me. it was sour and refreshing - hangar one kaffir lime, lime juice, ginger, & brown sugar. i also didn't take a shot of the glasses of cava they gave us to toast his birthday or the additional treats at the end, mexican wedding cookies, chocolate madelines, and black currant macarons. such an amazing place to spend a special celebration.

i'm pretty sure this was a great day for the husband. he got star wars x-wing fighter legos (doesn't he look like he's 14 again with his braces?), cotton candy, steak, and a day that was truly dedicated to him and all the things and people he love! happy BEAR day, here's to many more!