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Seafood as date food?
By Seafood Specialist | March 13, 2009
So you’ve got a hot date coming up and you’re looking for the perfect place to go for a nice, romantic meal for two. You asked you sweetie for ideas and they said “surprise me!” Great. No pressure there.
You love seafood, you saw your honey eating sushi at least once, so you’re thinking, hey, why not a seafood place? But if you’re still having doubts (Is it romantic enough? Is it too messy?), we have a few ideas for you.
We’ll make the obvious suggestion first here: oysters are aphrodisiacs. At least, they’ve had that reputation since Roman times and we’d rather not mess with tradition. The oyster’s love-potion properties are thought to come partly from its high iodine content. Even better, it’s not just oysters that provide a good dose of iodine, but many other seafoods like mussels and sushi wraps, too.
Another plus is that seafood is healthy. If your date’s health- or weight-conscious (and who isn’t these days?), there are few cuisines that compare in variety, taste, and diet-friendliness.
Salmon, for instance, is low saturated fat, but high in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. If you’re concerned about the heavy metal content in some wild salmon or PCBs in farmed salmon, rest assured that at Sample Restaurant we source our salmon from the pure, uncontaminated waters off the Alaska coast. It’s literally some of the healthiest fish in the world.
Oh and by the way, that goes for the Pacific oysters we serve up, too. While the American and Eastern varieties are known to contain high levels of lead, the Pacific variety remains healthy.
Another thing that makes a seafood restaurant a great date destination is the versatility of seafood itself. Our menu offers just about any type of dish you might be in the mood for. Want something lighter for hot summer evening? Try our shrimp salad with cool avocado and fresh roma tomatoes. Hungry for a hearty meal? Order up a thick salmon steaks marinated in our special warm-your-gills mustard sauce or a steaming bowl of clam chowder flavored with garlic and potatoes.
Now for the downside: we serve lobster. It’s expensive and it’s messy. It’s also incredibly good and we can almost guarantee you’ll make an unforgettable impression on your date when you indulge them in our grilled lobster tails with herbed butter sauce as you watch the sun set from one of our tables overlooking Elliot Bay.
For reservations, fill out our online reservations form or call us at 206-1234.
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