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Today is my birthday, and C. is taking care of the dinner. All I knew at the start was that he'd match it to the wine he gave me for Christmas.



Comtes de Champagne, Taittinger...A very nice start, indeed. Despite its 12 year bottle age, and to my surprise, this had an extremely vigorous carbonation. The nose was full of both toast and green apples, and it was a fantastic pairing with the first course of East Coast oysters.

For the main, C. prepared a salad of poached lobster with shaved celery, celery leaves, papaya, and preserved lemon.



I wish it could be my birthday everyday. Especially the bit where one gets the royal treatment and doesn't even have to do the dishes afterwards...