29 Going on 79

I'll be darned if I knew what Dragonfly's "renowned jardin potager" was (it's a kitchen garden), but it produces some darn good food. YUM Club XXXIII was at Dragonfly Neo-v, an organic restaurant in Victorian Village that specializes in vegetarian cuisine. Their website claims that they feature fine local produce, luxury imports and heirloom vegetables. As a historian, I'm all about anything that's heirloom.

Excited to try something new and hang out with our fellow diners, I have to admit I wasn't entirely enthused about the food when I looked at the menu beforehand. There was one dish that I thought would be doable and I left it at that. Much to my surprise, the menu changed and I was forced to think outside of the potager and choose something new. We started the meal with drinks and I had a delicious white sangria. The second round he made with Chambord and it was the best sangria I've ever had! Then the kitchen sent out individual samples of a spicy orzo and sea bean dish that was topped with a single blueberry. The entire group agreed that this was delicious. Jennifer and I shared an appetizer - Beans three ways. There were pureed beans on the bottom topped by marinated beans. Then on top of those were beans stuffed in a delicious puff pastry and drizzled with truffle oil. It was our favorite dish of the evening. We also shared an entree which was the pizza of the day. On top of a wheat crust there was a red sauce, ricotta, zucchini, green peppers and tomatoes. It was really good, but I wouldn't order it alone nor would I take the left overs home - I don't think it would reheat well.

Three others had the pizza, Sam and Farrah had the calamari and Sam said it was "to die for." Jeremy had the grilled and tempura tofu and I can't remember what Laurel had. The kitchen also sent a sample of a dessert and they agreed to split the check without difficulty. Add to that a clear kayak hanging from the historic tin ceiling and strung with lights and this is one of the coolest restaurants we've found in the city! We declined dessert at Dragonfly and headed instead to Jeni's in Grandview. I tried the gold-medal winning Cherry Lambic sorbet and my regular favorite Gravel Road. There really isn't ice cream that's better than Jeni's!