I took a history class at Davidson called "Settlement of the American West." I’ve encountered little details all afternoon that take me back to the photos and works we read and discussed in the class. I feel like it could be 1872 right now! And this place is so vast and we haven’t even begun to explore the wilderness yet.
After showering and blogging, we set out to explore downtown Bozeman some more. I grabbed the last third of a Glo-bar on my way out to tide me over an hour until dinner. I realized that with the exception of beer, we hadn’t eaten since noon!
Bozeman was super cute. Very chic, yet rustic at the same time. We walked around for about 45 minutes until it was time to head in for dinner. It sure got chilly once the sun set!
We checked out the menus at some restaurants. Our version of "window shopping" 
And look what we stumbled upon!
We hope to go back in the AM!
For dinner we met our friend from Davidson, Molly, and her boyfriend, Bert. They live here in Bozeman and it was wonderful to see friendly faces!
We dined at the Emerson Grill, an artsy restaurant located in the Center for Arts and Culture that focuses on local, organic and sustainable foods.
We were greeted with some homemade focaccia bread, which had the best salted herb crust! I had a piece throughout the dinner –
We ordered a bottle of Trentadue Merlot – a winery Matt and I visited on our honeymoon and loved!!
I had about a glass and a half’s worth throughout the dinner
As an appetizer, we all split an antipasto platter with cheeses, meats, capers, roasted veggies and hummus.
And a salad came with my meal – organic greens tossed in a maple-balsamic dressing –
For dinner I ordered wild Alaskan CoHo salmon with polenta, red pepper coulis and kale.
But unfortunately they ran out of kale 
We expressed our sadness and were brought some "kale" later as a nice surprise, but turns out it was swiss chard!! ‘Twas still tasty though
Molly and Matt both ordered the chicken + red pepper risotto
Bert got a steak with a blue cheese gratin
We were pretty full for dessert, but Matt is now enjoying a sherry night cap while I blog!
We’ve got a big day ahead tomorrow, and I’m exhausted from the time change and an early morning today.
Off to tuck in the bear…
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looks like fun! i’m in a hotel room too, but in san diego, where it’s HOT.
I love exploring new little towns!
Looks like you’re having a blast!! Maple balsamic dressing sounds wonderful
I love Trentadue! I have tasted there as well ad loved it! Have fun in the Mountains!
I love your vacay pics!! You look like a model, Kath! Have a great day tomorrow.
Yum yum yum! Looks delish, and so pretty!
The little town looks so cute!
Hope you get to head back to Great Harvest tomorrow!!!
That food looks so good
food looks delish.. nice shots of yourself!!
I love small towns! They are so cozy and charming.
The salmon looks delish.
Jenn
i love Bozeman! and the name of that theater
swiss chard is a totally acceptable exchange for kale, in my opinion. dinner looks delicious! enjoy your trip!
Wow, looks like you found a great place to eat for such a small town! Everything looks delicious!
What great pictures! Looking to forward to the rest of your trip!
Looks like a blast! I love the picture of the main street and movie theatre, sights like that make me want to move there! A quiet main road, rinky dink movie theatre and a backdrop or mountains…perfect.
Have a great day!!!
Great pictures! Good luck on your trip!
So glad you are having fun but remembering a college class, too!
Have a great Saturday there! I’m sure it will be a blast!
ah this makes me want to visit a small town. I love small towns because they have so much culture! Big cities are fun, but its chain after chain and gets old sometimes ya know ?!
Ha, looking at menus is my version of window shopping too!
Your comment on “window shopping” made me laugh. That is exactly my version of the phrase too! I could probably spend an hour browsing the menus until I make my decision. Hey, when you are paying for your dinner, you want to make sure its enjoyable.
Have a great trip Kath!
When my boyfriend and I went to SF last summer, I probably spent 30 minutes just looking at menus from all these different restaurants in Little Italy until I finally settled on one! Dinner looks lovely
Looks like a great meal!
All the food looks amazing! I am not going to lie, I think I would have went with the steak
I may have to try kale sometime after hearing everyone talk about how good (and good for you) it is!
What a lovely evening! The city looks so pretty!
Aww, sorry about the kale, but the dinner still sounds fabulous.
Your comments about “Settlement of the American West” reminded me of my small liberal arts college course called “History of the American West”. I’ll bet those two classes were pretty similar. I really enjoyed mine because the whole focus was on this part of history that in most high school history textbooks wouldn’t get a lead role. Mostly growing up, American H.S. students education revolves around Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, & WWII. I got so much out of my college course about Native Americans and the types of people that came out West-we read a pioneer woman’s diary, which was very interesting.
OK-that’s enough of being a history nerd! Have a great trip and good luck at your interview!
Haha
Glad to see I am not the only person in the world that ‘window shops’ that way! Luckily, my boyfriend likes to look at menus too. Get some sleep!
What a small world!! My husband Kash is friends with Bert and I almost fell out of my chair when I saw his picture!! Bozeman is great……we hope to move there eventually
Oh man, I love salmon. Reminds me so much of home!
suggestion: jcrew model? Yes Kath, you’d be PERF!!
hey Kath, where did you get that jacket? I’ve been having trouble finding something similar here in CA but I’m hoping I might get lucky by asking
thanks and have a great trip!
glad you had a nice night out with friends!
jenna
Restaurant window shopping is one of my favorite things to do. I love being able to get an idea of what I might like for dinner. Hunni and I do it when we explore little towns
It’s so fun to see your travels. Good luck with the GH interview
Everything looks great–especially the antipasto platter! Mmmm!
I love exploring new towns! I especially love checking out restaurant menus and finding little places I would love to try.
You are so photogenic!
Hi Kath!
You look so pretty in all of these pictures! That’s a great haircut for you.
I’ve been reading your blog for about a year now and I love it. It is the first blog that I ever got into–I googled oatmeal one day and found it….and I’ve become an oatmeal fanatic! I’m a college student and t’s now my breakfast staple. It got me through studying (and taking!) my MCATs, final exams……the works. Anyhow, just wanted to say thanks!
laura,
Ah! No way!
mary ann,
LOL. Can I get free clothes in exchange!?
Christine,
Target. It was $17.
Kath
What a fun day! You look so relaxed and happy in every photo