My daughter and I just celebrated my birthday at A...

My daughter and I just celebrated my birthday at Alinea, we have been wanting to go for a very long time and it was worth the wait. The staff was amazing, they educated us on every bite, we were able to interact with them the entire night, it was like having friends on our journey. In the dining room, we met several couples from our home state, California, the atmosphere provides the opportunity to engage with others, we laughed and shared our experiences with the food.

Now to the food, omg FABULOUS!! It brings back memories of your childhood-like when they brought a plate of fall leaves and you need to search for your tasty mouthwatering food as if you were diving into a pile of leaves, or the amazing flavorful bites of foods cooking on a wood log as if you were camping with your family, I could see my fam all hanging by the campfire when I was 10. Desert on the table, it s ok to color outside the lines and as we were eating the oh so flavorful desert, we made sure we moved the colors all over the table until every last drop of yumminess was gone. When the balloons arrived we were giddy, I took the first bite and with the helium I sounded like a child agin and the green apple melted in my mouth. Every smell, every bite, every experience was like a party, an explosion, a found memory in your mouth, happy times relived. The variety and unique food was so scrumptious. Make sure you do the wine pairing, it enhances the food and the experience and come hungry! By far my best birthday ever, thank you Alinea, there is a reason you are in the top 50. Do yourself a favor, try it, you won t be disappointed. We will be back!