Oh YUM! Last night’s dinner was amazing.

I suppose I should explain what is happening here, in case anyone is getting confused. I currently live in DC with 3 other girls. And I adore them! However, one of my roommates Allison got a new job in NYC and will be moving there as our lease expires. I will also be moving out to Maryland to live with my little sis Louisa, who recently moved to the area and my dear friend Anna who I’m sure you’ve seen on this blog ohhh about a million times. So although I am SAD to be leaving the situation I’m in now, I am EXCITED for the future. Glad we have that sorted .

In the meantime, we are savoring all the roomie QT we can get. Including last night’s dinner, to celebrate Allison’s new job!

We dined at Firefly. I’ve been there once before but I must say, this time I was much more impressed than last! Many thanks to Kenzie who gave me all sorts of helpful details, including BYOB wine for a $3 corking fee and half-priced drinks for Wednesday ladies night. Don’t even worry, we took advantage of both .

First, vino!

We picked up a bottle of Norton from Horton Vineyards in Virginia. I bought this for my Dad for Father’s Day this year as I thought it would be fun for him to try some local wine from my home. And we were really impressed! I have been wanting to share a bottle with my wine-loving roomies since, so last night was the perfect occasion. Best part is, the cheapest bottle of wine on the menu was around $36! The savings!

For my meal, I ordered two of the small plates from the Urban Picnic menu.

“tuna & crackers” tuna tartare, tonnato sauce, sesame crackers, white anchovy

 salt roasted baby beets cherry glen goat cheese, sicilian pistachio, fig vinegar, micro arugula

Small plates are fun because then you can try a couple things without feeling stuffed. Both of the dishes were completely delightful: light, fresh and summery. Tuna is perhaps my very favorite thing to order when dining out, ever. Beautiful.

And then…dessert! I just KNEW I had to get dessert. Every single item on the sweets menu looked delish! After much debate, I selected this:

peanut butter ice cream sandwich flourless chocolate cake, banana’s foster sauce, crumbled peanut praline

Peanut butter, chocolate, banana. Of course, I’m sold. It was INSANE! So good. I almost licked my plate .

Although I could not participate due to my planned 6 mile run this morning, my roommates also enjoyed 1/2 priced cocktails with dessert. The special is only at the bar but our server was just the sweetest and bent the rules after we asked politely begged .  They were filled with super creative ingredients and looked so yummy! Definitely will have to come back another night and take advantage.

I must show you how he brought us our check!

Adorable, right??

And for our final picture of the evening…here we are!

Cute cute cute. Nicole, Beth P., Beth D. and Allison.

I ran six miles this morning! I really did! Yay! But let’s be honest, this post is all about last night’s dinner .

- Beth