Cafe Juanita
On Saturday night we crossed the lake to have dinner at Cafe Juanita. We used the gift certificate that Craig and Meera gave to us as a wedding present. We had known about this place for years but never bothered to venture over to Kirkland to give it a try. Everything (homemade crackers, wine, smoked trout, lamb, braised pork, chocolate tort) was fantastic. But the most eventful part of the evening came towards the end of the meal, as we were finishing our desert. The party in the private room downstairs started singing the “Twelve Days of Christmas”. The Cafe is in a small converted split level house and their singing filled the whole restaurant. Our waiter told us this group comes every year. Originally they were twenty people, but this year they are down to just eleven. After dinner they always launch into a round of Christmas carols. What a party!