Happy Birthday 42nd, Lidia

After years of passing it by every day on my way to-and-from work, we finally got a chance to sample the fine French fare at the Amuse- Bouche restaurant, literally just minutes around the corner from us on Tecumseth. Here's Lidia--in an admittedly horrid cameraphone pic--midway through her very tasty main course of lobster and scallops (and her first glass of red wine since last spring, to wash down her appetizer of foie gras and creme brulee for dessert), while I had some wildly inventive beef variation. From now on, it's burnt breakfast-in-bed and homemade birthday cards. But really, what could be better?...