I had a nice birthday dinner at Sayola in Montclair (1 down 2 to go 
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We started off with excellent figs stuffed with cheese and nuts with prosciutto and drizzled with balsamic syrup. We also had some awesome thinly sliced charcuterie drizzled in olive oil. It included ham, chorizo, salchichon, olives, and pan tumaca. For entrees Mrs. P had surf and turf which consisted of filet mignon in a red wine reduction and shrimp in a scampi sauce, with asparagus and potato terrine. I had the beef tenderloin with shiitake mushrooms in a sherry wine sauce with mixed vegetables and potato terrine. It all went great with an awesome 2012 Mario Bazan Napa Cabernet that could easily go strong for another 10 years. For dessert Mrs. P made coffee ice cream with dark chocolate espresso beans. The ice cream was made with Medaglia D’oro coffee. It went great with a 10 year old Taylor Fladgate port.
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