Date Night!!!

So my love is going away next week and I’m working the days leading up to his departure so we decided to go on a special date night last night!  We went to the waterfront in New Bedford not expecting too much.  Some areas aren’t that great…  What we found was a quaint, artsy downtown area and had a fabulous dining experience at the Waterfront Grille. 

Being vegan and dating an omnivore, going out to dinner can sometimes be more trouble than it is worth.  If we go to a vegetarian restaurant, my love’s palate isn’t truly on the same page as mine, so it is usually pizza or some other “safe” food for him.  If we go to a restaurant with meat, one hundred questions later and a lot of apprehension, it is a salad, pasta, or cheese-less pizza for me.  Although going out is more about the company than anything else, I really want to eat something I’m not going to cook at home.  I want to be impressed and I don’t want my company to be left behind. 

When deciding where to eat, I knew I wanted some veggie sushi.  This is usually safe choice for us both – I get my sushi, he gets something he really enjoys.  But still having only one or two options can get boring.  To my surprise, Waterfront Grille had a vegetarian section to their menu with a make it vegan option.  !!!! I was so excited.  My sushi ideas turned from ordering a boat of sweet potato maki to having my maki as an appetizer and having an actual entrée from their vegetarian menu.  Service was great, atmosphere wonderful.  Can’t wait to go back when it is warmer and sit on the deck.  Also can’t wait to explore New Bedford’s cobblestone streets. 

After happy, full bellies, we went to see American Reunion.  In a way, I feel like I grew up with those movies.  When the first two came out, I was graduating high school and then coming back to home life after college.  Then it was wedding season during American Wedding.  Fun times!

How do you keep your palate entertained?