Our Anniversary :)

We’re EIGHT years old!!! Which means we’ve known each other for about 13 years. Man – we must be old! And we’ve loved every minute of it. Well, maybe not the minutes apart from each other.

So to celebrate this year, we decided to see a performance in one of the main Opera House theatres. We’ve seen three performances in the Opera House, but so far, they’ve all been in the small side theatres. So we got tickets to Concord – a performance by the Sydney Ballet Company – up in the Opera Theatre. And since we only spent ~$50 on the tickets (for both of us) we figured that meant we had extra money to spend on dinner! So we went to Aria – a restaurant that is right on the harbour, with a nice view of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, and which has been made famous by the chef’s guest appearances on Masterchef Australia.

First they brought out a complimentary amuse-bouche of tomato bisque with olive foam on top - it was just amazing! Didn't think to take a pic until after we had mostly finished, but nice backdrop, huh?

For our entrees (aka appetizers) we ordered:
SCALLOPS - roasted spiced scallops with prawn crisps, shaved fennel and a tamarind and date dressing

RABBIT - ballotine of rabbit, foie gras and capocollo with ginger bread, pumpkin and a pomegranite dressing


For our mains, we ordered:
LAMB - roasted lamb fillet with red capsicum, baby artichokes and a green olive and lavender sauce

SNAPPER - steamed pink snapper fillet, beetroot puree, kohlrabi, green apple with crème fraîche


We didn't have time for dessert, but after we paid the check, they brought out a plate of complimentary little dessert things, for which I'm sure there is a fancy name, but I can't think of it right now. There was raspberry jelly, chocolate coconut truffle, and cinnamon cake.

Dinner was a fun extravagance, and the ballet was very impressive. It consisted of three parts, each by a different choreographer - one from Russia, one from Spain, and one from England. I think Ben said it best when he said that you kind of forget that gravity still applies to them, until every now and then you hear a foot hit the floor a little hard. And then I had to leave Ben the next day :( … but only for 10 more days.