Date Night in the North End

Have you ever heard of Professional Administrative day? Well, there is such a thing and it is celebrated in our office each year with a gift card to some great restaurant. This year I was thrilled to receive a $75 gift card for a great restaurant in the North End called Trattoria Il Panino. With a new hair cut and St. Anthony's feast going on, this weekend proved to be the perfect time to go.

Despite the rain and really cold weather (seriously, it felt like it could snow) we were able to sit outside. The area was covered and heated and the atmosphere was perfect. We were served bottled water in wine glasses and I couldn't have been happier. I absolutely love drinking out of cool glasses.

We started with Calamari which interestingly enough came in a brown paper bag on a long white plate. Kind of crazy presentation, but really, really good.

After looking at the menu for quite some time we finally made our decisions. I went with the Lobster Ravioli . . .

. . . and Matt decided on the Veal. To say we were not disappointed is a serious understatement. The food was delicious!

We had a bit of an awkward moment while we waited for our check though. Our waiter came by after picking up our plates and dropped off two little yellow cups.

Not knowing what they were, we flagged down our waiter to ask. He probably thought we were crazy as he explained that it was lemon sorbet, compliments of the house. How cool is that!

After dinner as we walked out and onto Hanover Street, I heard a familiar sound. There was a band parading down the street, playing one of my favorite songs.

We finished off the night with a Cannoli from Mike's pastry and an episode of Psych. It was Perfect!