Max Brenner's Genius

After Lexi's performance we headed downtown to spend some Christmas gift money.  Matt's oldest brother had sent us some money with specific instructions to use it on some ice cream or family treat, so we opted to try out Max Brenner's restaurant.  If you don't know, Max Brenner has made a name for himself as a talented chocolatier.  His restaurant near Union Square also has nourishing food, so we got a couple of dishes to share also.  The whole place is amazing with huge pipes of chocolate running through the dining room.








The girls got chicken fingers to share and then Alexis chose a cookies-n-cream milkshake while Ella opted for just a scoop of vanilla ice cream.




Matt and I shared a Spanish-inspired pasta dish and then I chose a vanilla ice cream bar that came with pure melted chocolate, crunchy wafer balls and candied hazelnut crunchy bits for dipping.  Matt went with a churros dish that came with muddled raspberries and 2 different chocolate dips. 



Very very very delicious, and typically out of our budget, so this was an extra special treat!  Thank you to big brother & sister-in-law Lewis & Kathy!  Only wish you could have been with us to have the decadent experience yourselves.  (We were happy to have Aunt Allie with us!)