Mrs. K's Carrot Cake. Jared wouldn't have it any other way. My decorating however is quite sub-par...Yesterday was Jared's 28th Birthday! Unfortunately, we both had to work (me all day from 9-4pm, yuck on a Saturday). So we only had the night to celebrate, but we still had a really nice time.
Dubai Skyline view from Park Hyatt Terrace.
Sunset over the Creek.
Then after our lovely drinks on the Creek, we headed to dinner at the JW's Steakhouse Restaurant at the JW Marriott in Deira. The restaurant had a very Mid-Western US feel to it (cattle decor and big fluffy leather arm chairs) and we had been wanting to try it since our chef friend Derek highly recommended it as the best place in Dubai to get steak. And we weren't disappointed! I had a delicious (and very close to as good as Grill 23) 8 oz. fillet and Jared had an absurdly big (16 oz.) Porterhouse steak.. and ALL American Beef! We ordered sides ala cart and tried grilled asparagus with hollandaise sauce and purple mashed potatoes. All delicious! At some point early in our meal the manager came over to chat with us (which seems to be happening more and more in restaurants these days) and we were sharing our enthusiasm for finding a good steak restaurant in Dubai. I mentioned we were there to celebrate Jared's birthday (not at all intending to get the restaurant involved), but after we finished eating, the staff came out with surprisingly scrumptious cheesecake and sang to Jared! Usually I think that is extremely tacky at restaurants, but somehow it seemed charming at JW's. Could have been the 3 drinks I had had... Oh well. Overall, a yummy and fitting 28th birthday celebration!
I told him I would take him for drinks somewhere before we went out to dinner. We decided to try somewhere outside to take advantage of outdoor dining before it gets too hot (which it will be waay too soon. It's already in the 90's everyday during the day. not excited). So we decided to try the Park Hyatt Hotel in Deira on the Creek. A truly beautiful location and we were excited to learn that Saturdays from 6-9pm is "Happy Hour" with half-price drinks!
Dubai Skyline view from Park Hyatt Terrace. 
Sunset over the Creek. 
Then after our lovely drinks on the Creek, we headed to dinner at the JW's Steakhouse Restaurant at the JW Marriott in Deira. The restaurant had a very Mid-Western US feel to it (cattle decor and big fluffy leather arm chairs) and we had been wanting to try it since our chef friend Derek highly recommended it as the best place in Dubai to get steak. And we weren't disappointed! I had a delicious (and very close to as good as Grill 23) 8 oz. fillet and Jared had an absurdly big (16 oz.) Porterhouse steak.. and ALL American Beef! We ordered sides ala cart and tried grilled asparagus with hollandaise sauce and purple mashed potatoes. All delicious! At some point early in our meal the manager came over to chat with us (which seems to be happening more and more in restaurants these days) and we were sharing our enthusiasm for finding a good steak restaurant in Dubai. I mentioned we were there to celebrate Jared's birthday (not at all intending to get the restaurant involved), but after we finished eating, the staff came out with surprisingly scrumptious cheesecake and sang to Jared! Usually I think that is extremely tacky at restaurants, but somehow it seemed charming at JW's. Could have been the 3 drinks I had had... Oh well. Overall, a yummy and fitting 28th birthday celebration!
Happy Birthday to Jared !!!!!!:))
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