Gather

It's my birthday today! I'm finally 21 years old after what feels like an eternity and I feel... the same. Still it's been a great day and I feel so blessed to have so many amazing people in my life. I didn't want to do anything tonight since I'm planning on having a little karaoke night with my friends on Saturday; but a small dinner with Kevin was the perfect way to cap off the day. We went to Gather which is a fairly new restaurant that opened up on Oxford St. in Berkeley and holy shizz it is DERICIOUS.

I have to apologize for my horrific attempt at photographing food. I seriously think I am incapable of being a good blogger. In my defense it was my first time and it's kind of hard to concentrate when you have a hungry boyfriend giving you the stink eye for making him wait. Any who here goes a whole lot of nothin.

lights!

sparkling water (i hate this stuff so i got distilled instead)

love love loveee these glass bottles. it gives the little water pitchers at La Note a run for their money

called the bee's sting. i have no idea what was in it but i got hints of honey, lemon, and ginger. i asked the waitress for something yummy and weak in terms of alcohol content. she followed through on the first but definitely not the second. i made Kevin finish it.

the house specialty! vegetarian chacuterie. i have absolutely no idea what the heck any of it was but it was all insanely delicious. Kev and i were both saying that if all vegetarian food was this good we would consider crossing over.. not

mussels in some heavenly broth with delicious crispies. yeah i'm an amazing food blogger i know. i think i'm going to have dreams about this dish. so ridiculously good.

Kevin's stink eye. i don't think he likes my camera very much. (this one's for Jordan who doesn't believe i actually have a bf, only a Japanese body pillow)

xo NK