Best Home Cooked Dinner (to date)

I was invited home for dinner by a colleague (let's call him Mr.L) some time ago and his wife (a.k.a. Mrs.L) is well reputed among the colleagues for her excellent cooking, so I was really looking forward to it.

Mr.L has very comprehensive collection of Celine Dion's albums from all over the world. Both he & his wife are super Celine fans. They'd travel half the globe just to attend her concert three days in a row, amazing.

Anyway, here's the highlighted '3-course dinner menu' of the evening:-

1. starter: toast bread wrapped mushroom / leek. I can only say 'mmm', when I took my first bite. Had four of those with a very nice white wine, splendid :)

2. main course:- ossobuco (Italian braised veal shanks), mixed leave salad, mashed potatoes and some breads on a nicely decorated table (even with candle lights, Danes...) with yet another nice red wine.

This is my first time tasting ossobuco & it's absolutely delicious. I usually 'disect' all the animal fat / skin and don't eat them but the veil shanks are so so so so nice that I have to eat everything. In fact, double portion of what I normally do, can't resist such delicacy.

I think if Mrs.L is willing to be a chef, I'll find all possible resources to open up a restaurant & make her the ultimate restaurant chef. Looked up the recipe for ossobuco few days ago and realize apparently it took a long time & huge effort to prepare. I'm truly greatful for the dinner (on top of its superb taste).

3. Dessert: home made tiramisu with cappucino. I also took 2 pieces of the tiramisu & 2 cups of cappucino :)

After dessert, we proceed to 'junk food + beer / soft drink (for me) + talk' session. Uniquely Danish fleskesvær (pig skin crisp) is my favourite junk food to eat while drinking beer. {Note: I just have to make sure I don't talk to anyone with the bad breath (well, beer + pig skin, try to imagine) & killed them with toxic gas...} Mr.L knows my preference & bought the pig skin while they were shopping for the veil shank at butcher shop, how nice :)

We talked & laughed. Mrs.L shared some funny stories that kept me laughing unstoppable. Again, I was in 'vibrate' mode (I was laughing but made no sound so one can only see my shoulder moving up & down, my body leaning back & forth) and by the time we noticed the time, it's slightly pass midnight. Good thing is I stay near to Mr. & Mrs. L, they walked me home (no driving because we all drank wine). Again, very nice act :)

It is a truly lovely evening with couple 'L'. Food was great but what is greater is their company, it wouldn't be as nice (even with the same excellent quality food) if couple 'L' are not as witty as they are. Definitely looking forward to a 're-visit' :D