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It's the long weekend!

Today I was blessed with a free dinner!  My manager asked out of the blue if I was meeting K for dinner after work.  I looked up and she said she has booked a table at La Relais de Venise for two at 6pm and it's all paid for but she can't make it.  "Wha...aat?  All paid for?"  Of course I want!  hehe  I don't remember having an all-paid-for surprise dinner like that!

Turns out that they are opening a new branch here in Canary Wharf and they were having a soft launch so everything was on the house!  I remember bringing K to their Marylebone branch last year and he loves the steak here.  Oh what joy!  I immediately said Yes!  Ok!  Who could refuse a free meal?

This french steak house serves the same stuff to everyone.  Waldorf salad followed by the same beef steak.  You can only specify how you would like it done.  They have a selection of desserts and that's it.  After our mains and a bottle of red wine, the waitress asked if we wanted desserts and brought us the desserts menu with prices on it.  We thought we had to pay for desserts but ordered two anyway.  When we asked for the bill, she politely said "There is no bill tonight.  Everything is on the house."  I think we were both suppressing a "hooray!" look.

So much has happened at work and it hasn't been an easy past two weeks for me.  Finally there is a (good) closure this week, and to end off the working week with this blessing.. I'm so thankful for this.  Hallelujah!

Definitely will go back since they are only at our doorstep now!
http://www.relaisdevenise.com/canarywharf/

Steak - probably K's favourite food

This is also a long weekend as Monday is Labour Day here in the UK.  A few friends have asked why do we have a delayed bank holiday here.  Probably one of the best things here - all bank holidays are on Mondays so everyone can enjoy long weekends.  I think it's such a brilliant idea, all countries should embrace it.

We are going for a short trip to Copenhagen, my first time to Denmark.  I love Scandinavian designs and the Danes are well known designers, so am looking forward to immerse myself in this arty culture for the next four days.  People who know that we are going to Copenhagen are asking if we will be going to Noma, the best restaurant in the world.  Unfortunately it is perpetually fully booked and I don't think we are ready to spend so much money on a meal, and so.... I think we will skip that for now.

Have a happy weekend everyone!
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