The Bar Method, and the Rewards

There is a new workout called the bar method that combines yoga, pilate, and ballet to shape and elongate muscles. They recently opened a location in Redmond Town Center. My friend K after enjoying the workout for a couple of month, decided to organize a bar method event. Tonight, about 30 of us gathered in the exercise room. We strengthened and sculpted, flattened and stretched,, tightened and elongated until almost everyone was wincing in pain. Since everybody worked so hard, we rewarded ourselves at Matt's Rotisserie and Oyster Lounge with hors d'œuvres and cocktails. Well, K rewarded us really.

For hors d'œuvres, K's associate R pre-selected the food. So the hard part of decision making was all done for us, all we had to do was to eat, which is right up my ally. =) We had Prawn and Avocado Pizzettes with grilled flatbread, chili oil, pico de gallo and avocado lime cream; Wild Mushroom Quesadilla with Jack & Manchego cheeses, portabellos, roasted poblano chilies, red onion, cilantro, goat cheese and chipotle sour cream; Cambozola Flatbread topped with rosemary, parmesan and olive oil, served with honey roasted garlic, cambozola cheese, Kalamata olives and balsamic syrup; Caprese Skewers of cherry tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil and balsamic vinaigrette; and last - the healthy choice - fresh seasonal vegetables (julienned carrots, celery, and cherry tomatoes, etc.) with housemade green goddess dip. The pizzettes were great. Each topped with a sweet succulent prawn complimented well by the pico de gallo and lime cream. I could have popped those down all night while sipping cocktails. Speaking of which, I had a blueberry champagne which was OK. The blueberry flavor was very much present, however, I couldn't taste the champagne at all. It was vodka all the way. I also had a strawberry lemon drop which was pretty yummy. The quesadilla was good too, with nice kick from the chilies. The honey roasted garlic was so sweet without any pungent garlic flavor. If it weren't for the fear of garlic breath, I'd be popping those down like there was no tomorrow. The caprese skewers and fresh vegetables were just as they were described. They weren't bad, but they were nothing special.

We chatted, drank, and ate. It was definitely a good way to reward ourselves for the hard work we did at the bar method. =)

Matt's Rotisserie and Oyster Lounge
16551 NE 74th St, Redmond, WA 98052
(425)376-0909