Date Night...Mexicana style...

Tortilla Press is my favorite Mexican restaurant this side of Los Angeles. I'm actually such a nerd, that I'm signed up for their weekly emails (although, is that really all that shocking?:) So when I got an email about their special "Mexican Comfort Foods" menu this week...I knew this HAD to happen!!

TP has the BEST guacamole around, but we had to pass on it because we knew we were headed for 4 courses of fabulous-ness:) However, we still got some chips, salsa and black bean dip to start...yum!

We split appetizers, which is a great way to taste lots of stuff:) I gave him one of my mini chipotle peanut pulled pork BBQ sandwiches with spicy slaw...

And he shared one of these babies with me! Breaded chilhahua cheese with Tijuana marinara sauce....it was a mozzarella stick's Mexican and airier cousin! :)

I'd been hearing a lot about Cinncinatti 5-way Chili on the Food Network lately, so when I saw it on the menu I knew I had to try it. It was ok. It's hard for an Italian to grasp chili on pasta:) I guess if I ever find myself in Cinncinnatti, I'll try it again though. "When in Rome..." ;)

My dinner was roasted pulled chicken simmered in yellow mole with masa dumplings...a Mexican chicken and dumplings:) Pretty tasty!

And Scott got the Carne Asada grilled steak with achiote roasted potatoes and a lime chile dipping sauce. I got to swap my green beans for the asparagus, so I was a happy girl:)

And of course, what's a fabulous meal without dessert?? I got the Mexican chocolate and challah bread pudding with mexican cinnamon & vanilla. It had a nice rich taste from the challah and little cinnamon chocolate nuggets that were SO good....but they served it cold. It would have been even more amazing hot and gooey...I'm just sayin;)

However, Scott barely spoke while he ate HIS dessert, which means he REALLY REALLY liked it:) He had a coffee ice cream filled cream puff with Patron XO enhanced coffee sauce. I did get ONE spoonful of the ice cream and it WAS really good:)

I tried out the Coconut Cream Pie Laura bar for breakfast....it was SOOOO good! And I had to break into the Honey Peanut Butter, so I'm having that for lunch today with some celery sticks:) I love sampeling new food finds! Happy Friday!