April 23: Max, Erma and Some Other New Things

The family likes to eat out at least once a week. Nothing extravagant, just a chance to get out of the house, share some quality family time, and not cook! Always a good night out when you don't have to cook. Tonight's reservation: Max and Erma's. Not only was this the first time the family dined at this particular restaurant establishment, it was also our first opportunity to test drive the Gather 'Round Restaurant Game my daughter received for her birthday from her Aunt, Uncle and Cousins. Needless to say, it was a big hit! We spent a good deal of time, before and after ordering, engaged in questions about food, what was on our table and the restaurant decor. We even got our waiter involved when one of the questions asked us to guess his favorite color - both kids guessed green, my wife blue, and myself, the winner, with red. The new experiences continued with the arrival of our meals as I engulfed my first ever Max and Erma's Garbage Burger - a delicious balance of hickory-smoked bacon, cheddar, Swiss, American, mozzarella, grilled onions, sauteed mushrooms, guacamole & marinara. Awesome!