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Here I am, finally, to remind you of how Danny Crews diets. Welcome to Delicious! This article is a repost of that on my blog, but was necessary to share with the family. You'll notice my awesome antics listed here throughout.

Tonight, for our Anniversary, my wife and I went to Dinner. There is a restaurant down in Provo called Spark. I've been there several times, but tonight was different. You have to call for reservations for this:

We walked in and stated our reservation. He sat us down, asking simply, "You're here for 'The Tasting', right?"

So began the most magical hour and a half of my day (at least so far). It is my Anniversary, so it's gonna get better. :)

Ok. Let's get down to the Nitty Gritty.

Beverage is very important. Jessica first got the Shirley Temple (sadly not pictured), then switched to the Apple Martini pictured here. (Spark does not sell alcohol)

I opted for a more manly drink, in title and mixture. The Ox Blood

After we got settled, I simply heard from the kitchen, "They're here, and they're ready when you are," at which point the amazement starts.

Pictured here is the Potato Leek Soup. It was a most fantastic soup, with sliced mushrooms and a something-butter (dark splotch, bottom right).

Then came the Shaved Asparagus Salad. We both didn't think we liked asparagus, but the waiter let us know afterwards that the fresh asparagus tastes so much different from what most people have had. What you'll also see there are fried parmesan balls and shaved parmesan on top. This was one of Jessica's favorites!

After this, he took our silverware and brought more.

With the new silver came Fried Crab Cakes. I've never had crab cakes before, and I've got to say, they're pretty tasty. They were laid on a bed of Jicama (hee-kah-mah - Spanish for gross),
with a slice of peeled orange underneath. On top, was a fantastic wasabi sauce. It wasn't spicy, but it was delicious!

Don't eat the jicama, and you'll come away thrilled with this one.

Bye, bye silverware. And hello more silverware.

Ooooooooh! My favorite!!! This is Tataki Beef with Ponzu sauce atop, and a spicy thai sauce above. If you don't know what Tataki is, it is seared briefly, briefly marinated in vinegar, and seasoned with ginger. This one was spicy (thai sauce), but most heavenly. See below.

Sayanara to the silverware yet again.

This one got a bite out of it before I could take a picture. This is the most amazing seafood I have ever eaten! I'm not one for seafood, but this, this was so much more. This, my friends, was Pan-seared Marlin... you know, sailfish? Oh my heavens, this was delicious! No idea what the sauce was, but wow. The Bok Choy to the left was the least exciting, but still tasty, if you really want to eat it. The neat little pillars on the right is Potato Galette. It tastes like mashed potato wrapped in a slightly crispy shell. Eat them whole, rather than trying to cut them. The potato will just squeeze out.

Then, it was time for the intermezzo. We had a Green Apple Sorbet with some sort of red salt with fried, candied lemon zest on top. Even for a palette cleanser, it was yummy. Not very flavorful, obviously, but still good.

As you can see, it came with a baby spoon.

OK, so we had been counting. That's six. After this, should come the dessert, right? It's a seven-course meal. 1 - soup, 2 - salad, 3 - crab cakes, 4 - Tataki Beef, 5 - Marlin, 6 - Sorbet. 7, obviously, would be dessert.

Apparently, the Intermezzo doesn't really count as a course. Just when we were getting full and thinking that we already got our money's worth...

On the bottom, a layer of thinly sliced, fried potatoes. On top of this, Oyster Mushrooms (never had those... TASTY). On this bed of deliciousness, was laid a most wonderful Flat-Iron Steak. Oh my! Surrounding the ensemble, was a red wine demiglaze. SUPER TASTY!!! We loved this one. We were getting so full, however, that we couldn't finish both of ours.

But we came close, but we just had to save room for whatever was coming last....

Goodbye to fork and knife for good. Hello mini spoons!

Crème Brûlée, French for Burnt Cream. This one was pretty good. Top top of these is always a little too "burnt sugar" tasting, but this one was better. The custard below was sort of lemon-vanilla, and was quite good... for Crème brûlée.

At the top, you'll see sliced Passion Fruit, atop an almond cookie. Reminded me of those cookies we used to get for christmas. I don't really like cookies, but this was tasty when mixed altogether. Below, and with it, was a pineapple sorbet on a bed of something cookie-like. It kind of had a graham cracker consistency. This side of the dessert plate tasted best all mixed together on one fork.

And last but not least, the dessert Pièce de résistance

This one gets the biggest picture of all. First of all, anything with a skidmark of chocolate on the bottom has got to be delicious. Then, there was a slightly orange-flavored ice cream. Next to this, two of what I can only describe as fried chocolate cubes. They had a crisp outside, with an ooey, gooey inside. You stab it, it bleeds deep, delicious chocolate. On top (this one is for Cronkhite), a flaky chocolate crisp with candied bacon. I've never even considered candied bacon, but wow.

All in all, I was most impressed. Let's see what Jessica had to say:

Success!!!