bessie_smith | Brett's birthday dinner

Brett's birthday was last week. He's now the age my father was when he stopped "aging."

So, I took Brett out to Arnie Morton's in Woodland Hills for his birthday dinner. Originally, when I asked Brett where he'd like to go for his birthday dinner, he was all, "oh, we don't have to go anyplace fancy. I'd be happy with P.F. Changs or Buca Di Beppo," but, and not that I don't like those places, they're ordinary. It's a birthday dinner, one of the few times when we go out for dinner that we go someplace very nice that isn't just some place you go to any old time. So he picked Morton's.

We settled in for a steak extravaganza. After our waiter brought over a platter of the various cuts of beef they serve, we ordered. I decided to be conservative and ordered the single cut filet mignon, not letting my eyes get too big after seeing the generous cuts they have.

Brett, on the other had, saw his favorite and had to have it. A double cut of prime rib that had to be the biggest hunk of cow I've ever seen served on a plate. And he would have wolfed it all down were it nor for the fact that we pre-ordered dessert (chocolate soufflé) and he needed to save some appetite for it.

And, as an extra bonus, since it was a birthday dinner, the restaurant didn't charge for the dessert, which was nice.

Here are pictures of our steaks. More pictures available on Flickr.