Last night we celebrated the eve of my birthday at The Evening Flower – the café in Newtonmore that is The Wild Flour during the day. The Evening Flower runs on Friday and Saturday and is really excellent with the great advantage that you can bring your own wine, beer etc.
We were a party of 16 – family and friends. Our wine choices were not fancy but instead assured value. Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava as the celebratory apéro.
First courses: 
Excellent seared Orkney king scallops,
asparagus, garlic butter & capers
Seared wood pigeon breast, Stornaway black pudding,
raspberry & balsamic dressing, pine nuts
Goats' cheese, toasted walnuts, red onion marmalade
2014 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie,
Domaine de la Tourmaline, Gadais Père et fils
Mains:
Lamb cutlets, creamy rosemary mash, mint & balsamic sauce
Sage, apricot & garlic pork chop,
apple & fennel seed sauce, new potatoes
Ribeye steak, roast tomato, flat mushroom, new potaoes
pea shoots, red wine & caramelised onion gravy
2015 Combe aux Jacques, Beaujolais Villages
Louis Jadot
Desserts:
Chocolate and walnut torte
Vanilla crème brulée with strawberries
Celebratory chocolate brownie with candles
and a scoop of chocolate ice cream
Not sure that he asked permission but was happy to share my birthday with Usain Bolt..... 
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