Since we couldn’t go out to dinner under the circumstances, we decided to celebrate our 9th anniversary by doing takeout al fresco on our deck, from Del Novo in Montclair. Owner Dimitri is very impressively donating 100% of takeout sales to his employees. If we were going to get married today we would request toilet paper and paper towels on our wedding registry 
We enjoyed dates wrapped with bacon, almonds, and gorgonzola; grilled octopus with red wine stewed onions, chorizo, potatoes, and chili oil; black and white sesame crusted tuna with asparagus, roasted potatoes, chipotle aioli and soy reduction; charred dry aged hanger steak with roasted garlic mash and wilted spinach. It all went great with a Cooper and Thief red blend aged in bourbon barrels.
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