Mad Men Dinner Party

We recently had the pleasure of dining with my siblings, their spouses, and my parents at The Clarmont in German Village. We had never been to the Clarmont before. It's an old school Steakhouse that's still stuck in the 1960's - but that's a good thing. The ambiance was very "Mad Men". (If you've never seen Mad Men, you must start watching it immediately. Mom - I am talking to YOU).

Everyone dressed up for the occasion. Here is my brother (aka Don Draper) and Connor (as Roger Sterling). Handsome fellas!


David and Mandy, and a table full of highballs and martinis!


Baby bib lettuce with blue cheese, bacon, and vinaigrette. Delicious!


My meal - a NY strip steak, baked potato, and sauteed spinach.

Ian and his chicken fingers. He wasn't happy that I wanted to take his picture when all he wanted to do was eat.


The after dinner party! Here's Henry as he discovers how fun it is to dip sunglasses in to a drink!

Wise Owl Chips, Chinese Food, and Iacono's

My mom and Steve love Wise Owl potato chips. They aren't typically found in central Ohio and they always stock up on them when they can find them while on out-of-state road trips. I happened up 4 bags of these salty carbs while I was at Big Lots recently and gifted them to Pam and Steve for Christmas.

Here is take out from Joey Chang's in Hilliard. This isn't your ordinary takeout Chinese. This is high class carryout from a sit down restaurant. Siam chicken, Triple Delight, and dumplings.

Iacono's pizza!

Ian opted for chicken fingers from Iacono's. The real star of this picture is obviously Ian. He's awesome.

Yep, Ian is still awesome in this picture.

Ocean Isle Beach - Dinner at Sharky's

Our first dinner out while on vacation. Ian has taken to posing as either Dr. Evil (as seen here) or as Jeff Hardy (the professional wrestler) when I take his picture. I must prefer the former over the latter. He had a hot dog for dinner.

Unfortunately, my mom developed a shellfish allergy a couple of years ago and this prevented her from eating anything worth a damn while we were away. She and Steve opted for pizza.

Check out Tony's awesome shirt.

Here's my dinner. It was awful. I ordered breaded scallops and shrimp. The scallops were slimy. The shrimp was on the level of Red Lobster, but not as good.

Connor had hot wings.


Tony and his pretty shirt had a steak, onion rings, mashed potatoes, and grilled veggies.