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And the birthday month continues….

I hopped on a plane at Chicago Midway and headed for home.  I went straight to my car at the airport where I had a change of clothes.  It was 7:20, and my next birthday dinner was in forty minutes.  I threw on a dress and a bit of make up, and headed for  this amazing Argentinean restaurant, Piropos, to meet some friends.  www.piroposkc.com

Piropos was convenient as it is on my way home from the airport nestled in an area of Briarcliff Village www.briarcliffvillagekc.com They are known for their unique and authentic menu as well as the view of downtown Kansas City.

We started the evening off with a bread basket and specialty housemade sangrias.  I wish that I could remember some of the concoctions that made up the sangrias that evening.  I tried three of six or seven, and they were all incredibly unique, refreshing, and fitting for the meal.  They were a part of a special summer menu.

We moved onto the main course which consisted of two entrees, as my friend and I each ordered an entrée and split them.  We ordered the pork chops served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed apples, walnuts, raisins, and mushrooms and the pan seared halibut with lobster risotto and  juilenne vegetables in a roasted red pepper sauce.  The pork chops are not something that I would normally order, but I thought that I would branch out and try them.

I will admit that I was already full from bread and sangria by the time that the entrees came, but I ate anyway.  I devoured the halibut and lobster risotto.  They were to die for!! I was too full for the pork chop and mashed potatoes, so I decided to ask for them to be boxed up and taken home.  I did try a bite of the mashed potatoes and was disappointed when they tasted like instant.  I ended up eating half of the left over pork chop for dinner the next night and it tasted great with the apples.

Although I was beyond satisfied, we went for dessert! We had the Copa Piropos on the house for my birthday and the Churros de Caramelo.  The Copa Piropos was fresh berries with creme anglase and vanilla bean ice cream drizzled with imported argentine dulce de leche.  The Churos were stuffed with ccaramel and served with vanilla bean ice ream and drizzled with Dulce de leche and hot chocolate ganache.

No, this isn’t a food blog, but this meal was so delicious that I couldn’t leave it un mentioned.

The service was great and my friends and I enjoyed our time together.  Needless to say we left the restaurant stuffed! Next stop was home to sleep off the food coma and get prepared for the next day’s birthday month festivities.