I received a text from Ian before our date saying that for our date we would travel to “The Land of the Rising Sun”.  I thought, Great!  I love sushi!  That’s my number one “Treat yo self” food.  When he came by to pick me up he told me that he had made some Japanese cuisine and we were going to go eat it at the park.  So now I’m thinking, what a cool picnic idea!  We arrive at the park and he doesn’t pull anything out of the car so I ask if I can help carry anything and he says there is nothing to carry, everything is already set-up.  We walk over to one of the picnic tables and this lovely spread is waiting there for us, complete with an origami crane and flower.

Wow. And not only was the spread fabulous but the food was delicious!  He made miso soup, Japanese curry (another one of my all time favorites), and he brought Ramune sodas.  If you’ve never had the pleasure of having a Japanese Ramune drink, go pick one up in the Japanese food section of the grocery store.  It is sealed with a marble that you have to push into the bottle.  It’s pretty awesome. 🙂

We finished with Azuki Dorayaki for desert, it’s like a pancake sandwich filled with a sweet soy filling.

I would like to point out that Ian wore a soccer jersey in support of the world cup and Japan, his grandmother is Japanese after all. 🙂 After diner we walked around the park a bit.  This was a fun delicious night.

Some great things to know about Ian.  He can cook!  And he plays some sweet instruments, the upright bass and the bass guitar.  He goes out of his way to prepare a great date.  He’s creative and thoughtful.  Thanks for the lovely date, Ian!

Available for the date to Rome: Yes