I was thrust into hosting duties about 36 hours before the dinner. As you can imagine finding a reservation for 7 this close to the dinner leaves you with limited options. Luckily I was able to secure a reservation at Mortons. This was the location of arguably the most notorious steak night ever so it seemed like an appropriate venue for the 6 year anniversary.

I showed up for drinks shortly after 7:00 with Cizzle to find Brad and Scotty chatting about their kids and kids on the way. A lot happens in 6 years, when Steak Night started no one in the group had kids and I don’t think anyone was married, perhaps Jevon and Scotty were newlyweds. Nonetheless it provides some perspective on how long we have been doing this and is a testament to all involved. The rest of the crew arrived and we were off and running.

Appetizers included bacon wrapped scallops and New Orleans style shrimp. Shrimp were awesome; wish we ordered more of those. The leftover sauce did provide an excellent dip for the bread. I got the lobster bisque which was great, it had some zip and less of a sherry flavor, plenty of lobster. Usually I don’t get additional seasoning or flavor on my steaks but I like the Cajun ribeye at Mortons. It was tremendous, the Cajun flavor complimenting but not over powering the steak, cooked to perfection, delicious steak all around. Sides included au gratin potatoes, mac & cheese, creamed spinach and horseradish mashed potatoes. Honestly the sides were just ok. Closed the meal with some carrot cake.

The highlight of the dinner conversation revolved around Cartwright and what he does when he is bored at work. Lets just say it is a little different then going to ESPN or checking Facebook. The low light of dinner was most of the group getting up and leaving the table to watch the end of the Bulls game. I realize when you have an iconic player like Michael Jordan playing for the Bulls it is can’t miss TV, oh wait he is retired. But when you have a former MVP like Derrick Rose leading the Bulls in the playoffs you have to see that, oh wait he is still not playing. A bunch of no names playing Brooklyn, that is can’t miss TV. Almost the entire table getting up to watch the end of the Bulls game was one of the lamest moments in the history of steak night. Props to Scotty for staying at the table and not following the crowd.

Speaking of Scotty that poor bastard had to do a shot of the groups choosing for violating the recently realized “cancel within 24 hours” rule. Of all things we settled on some sort of chartreuse for the shot. I don’t know a lot about chartreuse but it looked like the Green Goblins piss and judging by Scotty’s reaction when consuming it tasted like it too.

Hans capitalized on his March Maddness win to eat free. Jevon raided Chris Berman’s closet and provided ESPN swag as a token of the 6 year anniversary. Huge crew for after dinner drinks at Bull & Bear and then a nightcap at Crossing.

On to 7 years and beyond.

Cheers,
The Drunk Idiot

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