a treat from brazil

Last night we attended a 30th birthday party for a former co-worker of mine. Barcelona in South Norwalk did a great job turning out dinner for 75 guests. I haven't been to this location in years. Since the outpost in New Haven opened, we are more likely to head in that direction instead. It was great to switch it up and go out on a Sunday night, but unfortunately I didn't get President's Day off today!

On a related note, the birthday boy's family is from Brazil and surrounding the cake were traditional (homemade) brigadeiros. It has a mildly chewy center and the outside is rolled in chocolate sprinkles. Tasting it for the first time, it was less chocolate-flavored than I expected. It was sheer luck we sat near the cake table, because these sweets were all snapped up in a matter of minutes.

We have a few more birthday celebrations coming up this week, which means we will continue to eat out like kings. We are headed to Batali's Tarry Lodge (Port Chester) on Friday and Daniel (Manhattan) on Saturday night.