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DISCOVER
DATE NIGHT
under$100
BY PADEN HUGHES
‘‘ Keep your
relationship fresh and exciting.
It’s hard to make plans for the evening in downtown San Luis Obispo without factoring in food. Even with so many options—ranging from Greek/Mexican blends to gourmet burgers, from sushi to tasty California cuisine—as a local, it is easy to find that you have memorized all the menus and have settled into your favorite restaurants and dishes.
When it comes to my marriage and the Thursday date night my husband and I religiously practice, I’m always trying to follow a bit of advice that was shared with me not so long ago, “Keep your relationship fresh and exciting. Beware of the mundane and routine when it comes to romance.” In the spirit of doing things differently, we’ve recently adopted a new twist for our night on the town.
Have you ever been to a progressive dinner party? It is a party with several hosts, each one serving a course in their home, where the guests progress from house to house—hence, the name. Essentially it is a potluck dinner, but instead of the food traveling to one location, the guests travel to the location of the food. It is a great way to mix things up and make dinner more interesting.
Inspired by the progressive dinner party, I applied it to our Thursday date night. Instead of going back and forth with what type of food we were in the mood for, I had us each pick a favorite restaurant and limit our order at each venue to drinks and an appetizer. For less than $100 our bellies were full and our restaurant experience overflowing. SLO LIFE
European wine and an artisan cheese plate (price varies) delighted us at Granada Bistro. At Novo we shared our favorite Thai green curry entrée ($18) and enjoyed a glass of wine.
We indulged in the amazing brussel sprout appetizer ($9 - $22) and a pint from Sidecar’s wide selection of beers ($5 - $8).
