The Olive and the Grape

Saturday night Al and I met JJ's folks, David & Jean, at a lovely little boutique eatery in Lake Oswego. The Olive and the Grape seats about 20 people and once a month serves a "Neighborhood Dinner". It is owned and operated by a wonderfully friendly couple who know almost everyone who comes in. Chris is the wine expert, host, waiter and busboy while Ellie cooks up some really fabulous food in the kitchen. And I mean FABULOUS! When we arrived, we were handed a flute of yummy yummy sparkling white wine and things only got better from there. Chris served us our four courses and a beautiful red wine over about 3 hours. No decisions to be made except which course was the best. We feasted on the best antipasti and garlic crostini I've ever eaten, a delicious radish and avacado salad with Lime vinaigrette, grilled marinated flank steak with chimichurri and for dessert a lemon glazed butter cake with fresh strawberries and blueberries topped with fluffy whipped cream. You can't imagine how delightful the entire experience was. We ate and drank and laughed and enjoyed a lovely time with 2 great friends. Thanks for the invite, David and Jean. Can't wait till May 26th and our next Neighborhood Dinner.