Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Longwood Gardens - The Trains & Dinner

 On December 1st of last year we visited Longwood Gardens to see the gardens all decked out for Christmas...I wrote about that adventure here and here.
But I never shared the pictures we had taken of 
The trains are always set up and it is always such a special treat to see them.
The trains themselves and the landscape around them are "tweaked" for the Christmas season.









I also never shared pictures of the wonderful meal we enjoyed at The 1906 Restaurant.
Dinner...started with this amazing Bread, whipped butter with honey and sea salt.
The bread used to be baked and served in a small flower pot, it was super cute.
I miss that but this bread had the same flavor and was delicious.


The hubs started with a beautiful Wedge Salad...

I had Mushroom Bisque with toasted shallots.
Our server poured the soup tableside, I felt like a queen and it was divine.


We both had the Green Circle Chicken, 
his with Thumbelina Carrots and Sourdough Dressing...I got Fingerling Potatoes and Dressing.


A close up of the chicken with edible flowers.

Dessert...Caramelia
Chocolate Mousse, Espresso Caramel and Coco Soil
I think this is the most beautiful and amazing desert I have ever eaten. 

Things got so busy in December, but I thought, why not share these pictures now?
I hope you enjoyed this as it completes the 
adventure and gave me something to write about today.
We have been home a lot, I think it is going to be a long winter!

9 comments:

acorn hollow said...

What a lovely meal. We go to a resturant that serves bread in a flour pot.
That train looks amazing.
Cathy

Dicky Bird said...

My grandson would love that train. I'm a foodie - oh my all of those looked amazing. You are right, the dessert almost too pretty to eat.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Debbie,
My grandsons would love to see their train garden and display. It looks amazing. Your meals look delicious. Take care, enjoy your day!

Lowcarb team member said...

I've always enjoyed seeing train displays ...
Your food looks good.

All the best Jan

Jeanie said...

Everything here looks wonderful. The trains are charming and the food looks just delicious. What a fun time!

Marie Smith said...

That dessert looks so amazing!

Hena Tayeb said...

That meal.. the dessert.. everything looks fantastic. We have never been to Longwood Gardens but when the kids were younger we used to go to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens to see their holiday train display. Which was incredible.

Linda said...

Model trains are fun to see.

DrumMajor said...

Cool train display, and lovely dinner. The mushroom looks mysterious. Linda in Kansas