Some Voodoo and Wine

I had a wonderful evening with my best friend eating dinner at Bin 119 and then attending the Christmas concert for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.  Bin 119 is the Billings area wine bar and was packed for the BBVD concert.  My only qualm with the wine choices available is that their selection does not include Port due to liquor license restrictions.
 

I have eaten at this restaurant when they first opened and enjoyed their Angus Crab, which is no longer on the menu.  My best friend and I ordered two dishes to share, lobster mac & cheese and a tenderloin filet.  The lobster mac & Cheese was delicious.  Perfect combination of lobster and creaminess.

 

 The tenderloin filet was cooked to medium rare perfection.  A restaurant offering steak will not survive in Billings if they can not prepare a perfect medium rare steak. I enjoyed my steak with a glass of Kaiken (Malbec).

After the concert we returned to partake in some very yummy looking desserts.  The Chocolate Flite (Dutch chocolate cups filled with milk chocolate mousse & fresh berries) was sinfully delicious.  The chocolate mousse was decadent and smooth.  It was perfectly paired with a glass of Layer Cake Primitivo.

The cheesecake of the day was peppermint.  I enjoyed the dark chocolate crust that offset the peppermint sweetness of the cheesecake.

What's in a name?

While traveling through the FL Keys I wanted to find the No Name Pub on Big Pine Key. I had heard about this place on a special about "hidden treasures" on the Food Network. After roaming around Big Pine Key trying not to hit any of the protected "key deer", I finally came upon No Name Pub. There was a line wrapped around the building, which had to be a good sign right?

The atmosphere is something that you can easily get involved with, since you are surrounded by hundreds or thousands of dollar bills. There are crayons and markers in the pub to use to sign & decorate your own $$ to leave up on the walls or ceiling.

The pizza is good enough for Northern pizza lovers and since I spent part of my childhood in my grandparent's pizzeria, I can be a pizza snob. I order the Royal Pizza and the crust was great and the toppings were fresh.

For being a tourist landing spot, No Name Pub's service was very attentive. There is only one complaint that I have...the microbrew. The No Name Amber Ale was not good at all. I have only drank a Bud once because I didn't like it and the No Name Amber Ale reminded me of the Bud. If No Name improves on their microbrew technique this place will be on point.