Nick + Kathryn

Nick and Kathryn tied the knot on October 22, 2011. The ceremony and reception took place at the Chapel Hill Botanical Garden and everything was just as it should be. We are so incredibly happy for these two. Ian and I fell down on our picture taking job, but here are the photos we did manage to take.

On the way to the botanical gardens:

 

Beautiful day:

 

Beautiful couple(s): 

 Ian and Dan: artists:

Frontera Grill

Last night, thanks to my dear, sweet Grandmother, we were treated to a celebratory engagement dinner. We picked Frontera Grill for obvious reasons. Since Rick Bayless is a living legend around here, Ian and I knew immediately where we would have our dinner. After racing into the city we were greeted by a long line out the door promptly at their opening, 5 p.m. We were told we had an hour and a half to two hour wait and to check back. Some of us had prepared for this news, others had not. The wait was worth it. This place knocked our socks off. We were pleasantly surprised at how attentive and informative our waiter was, and watching all the beautiful dishes go by made our mouths water. It was an amazing night. Thank you Gramma!
So many delicious choices. Ian's embarrassed by my shameless photography.

Flautas de Puerco - a highlight of the meal.

Trio, Trio, Trio - Ceviche Fronterizo, Ceviche Yucateco and Coctel de Atun Tropical. Mezcal Margarita in the background.

I ordered the Enchiladas de Mole Poblano because I read it is a crowd favorite, but Ian was the clear ordering winner that evening. My dish was delicious, and the mole was incredibly flavorful, but Ian ordered the Pato en Chichle, which was a duck breast sitting in Oaxacan chichilo. They only make this once a year and his mole sauce blew mine out of the water. It came with freshly made tortillas and a black bean tamale. Unfortunately, all my pictures of it were blurry. Following the meal we ordered some homemade ice cream with fudge sauce as well as the Cafe Tacuba, a tequila, chocolate, coffee and Kahlua cocktail over ice. Both were amazing.
It was a gluttonous evening, to say the least.