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Rosé Wine Cocktail - Baleen Kitchen

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$14.00 + Tax + 15% Tips What's New Year without a New Year cocktail?  I don't know what the name of this cocktail is.  It's not on the menu at this restaurant .  I told the bartender I would like to try a cocktail that was based on Rosé Wine, he then mixed this drink for me.  Years ago, I had tried a glass of Rosé and I remember how I was somewhat okay with it.  What do I know, I'm not much a wine drinker, a beer drinker or a cocktail drinker.  I'm  only an occasional social drinker who only has a drink on special occasions, like New Year... I'm not exactly sure what this drink had other than Rosé wine and some blue berries and raspberries.  It was quite tart and  it carried a little  bitterness typical of vodka or white rum... I think this drink tasted minty, like a mojito.  This drink tasted no better or worse than any cocktails that I had tried in my life thus far.  I  personally like a glass of strawberry l...

Christmas Dinner - Baleen Kitchen

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Four-course Christmas Dinner $65.00 Per Person + 15% Tips + Tax I haven't been to this restaurant for more than 7 years.  Last time when I was here, I was extremely impressed by the food. All I can remember now is I was impressed, but I forgot what exactly I ate there because I didn't think of blogging about it back then.  Tonight, I was back here because I didn't know where else to go when most restaurants are closed today. Although I wasn't as impressed today as I was 7 years ago, I enjoyed my Christmas Prefix Menu that came with a Dungeness Crab Deviled Egg as an appetizer and my choice of the next 3 courses.  Just how many different ways can we make deviled eggs? Obviously, this is an appetizer that allows a lot of room for creativity.  So instead of stuffing the egg yolk back into the egg white,  I found my deviled egg sitting on top of the egg yoke mashed with chives, mayonnaise and mustard, with the egg white shell stuffed with dungeness crab meat, ...