You know our trip to Montana had to include a visit to the Moose Drool Factory!!
Dozens of moose (mooses? meese!?) were there dripping their spit into buckets for us to drink.
YUM!
Matt and I enjoyed a delightful flight of 8 of Big Sky Brewing’s beers. I have to say, my favorite was not the Moose Drool – it was the Belgian Brown. The most flavorful, delicious, high alcohol beer with a dumb name!! Why-oh-why wasn’t this named something crazy like “Worm Bait” or “Bear Sweat”!?
After finishing our tasting, we checked into our hotel and then walked to Scotty’s Table for dinner. Of all the people who recommended Missoula restaurants, I think Scotty’s Table came up as the most suggested food restaurant. We are glad because our meal was awesome!!!
We started with some thyme-salted bread from the neighboring bakery. I loved the thyme flavor in the bread!
And cheersed my survival of Montana with two AMAZING glasses of red wine!! I got the Green and Red Zin from Napa – best wine I’ve had all year!
Table-tainment
We sure miss those bears!!
Matt ordered an amazing beet + bleu cheese appetizer
And I started with the Spinach Salad, topped with pears, apples, carrots, honey walnuts (candied = the best part!) and bleu cheese
My dinner were the appetizer portion Griddle Cakes – seared diver scallop served over a threesome of pancakes: potato, squash and corn with smoked pepper aioli, horshradish crème and jalapeno jam. It was perfection!
Matt had the Duck – seared with local huckleberry demi glaze over spaetzel with brussels, apples and bacon
Everything we ate was divine!
I cannot WAIT to slide into this down comforter!! We both agree that sandwich school wore us out!
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That bread sounds amazing!
I can smell and taste it!
Looks like a lovely time. Hope you get lots of good rest tonight!
Oh, and I must ask, was “mooses, meeses” comment a Brian Regan reference by chance? He’s my favorite comedian so I had to ask….
Good night!
-Dana
Just coincidence!
I loooove Brian Regan!!
Wow, your dinner sounded so original. Congrats on finishing sandwich school!
You deserve to slide right into bed, KAth! That salad looks AH-mazing- I hope it was just as tasty as it looks
So much good bread on this trip! I’m craving a chunk with butter right now.
What a perfect dinner! It’s always nice to have recommendations for the best restaurants when traveling. And this restaurant seems to have a great chef. Local food with a twist.
Checking out breweries when you travel is a must!!
Oh yeah and dinner looks pretty good too!
Your dinner looks amazing!!! I am laying in bed reading this and now I’m hungry. Your salad looks so yummy, I love bleu cheese:-)
My friends used to always have the mooses/meese debate!
Love your tie-dye shirt. Safe travels tomorrow.
It looks divine! Sandwich school sounds intense
Oatmeal Stout…guess it’s really good for you. Also, best wine all year–would that be in the last 19 days (this year) or in a year? The whole adventure sounds fabulous! Glad you enjoyed.
Yum, all that food looks delish! I’m sure sandwich school was tiring, but I bet you’re excited to open up your own place now!!
Your dinner looks absolutely delicious!
If you guys are ever in central Iowa, you have got to check out Peace Tree Brewing Co. A new brewery that has taken Iowa by storm. It is amazing.
I love your bear drawing! I’m sure they miss you
I think its fate that you had the spinach salad… because I just realized that I like spinach now. Haha I’m sure its not fate, I just think its funny because I used to despise all spinach salads (had to have some other greens in there) but last night I ate a whole bowl of spinach without even realizing… wahoo!
nothing better than a down comforter and fluffy pillows at the end of a long day!
love your tie-dye!
That is JUST what I was going to say!!! and I LOVE tye dye in a restaurant – I miss the states so much sometimes. The UK is great but people take dining out waaaay too seriously sometimes! xox
Meese, baby! YEAH!!!!!
I recently mentioned “meese” in a post…my brother bought a “meese fleece.” We refuse to say “mooses” and are glad you think it’s weird too! I call for a revolution!
Dnnersounds yummy.
So now that you’ve completed your training, can you open your store once Matt returns?
We yes, but ‘opening our store’ involves a million hard tasks we have yet to do – buying equipment, construction, design, hiring staff, and tons more. It will likely be May when we open
I was drooling myself over what Matt ate for his main course – all of the ingredients are my favorite!
I can imagine being on your feet all day must be rough!
Mmmmmm!
Mmmmmm!
I love how this past week of yours has been beer and bread – so, really, it’s a holiday of yeast!
LOVE Scottie’s and the spinach salad is one of my favs, I’m dying to know how they get their walnuts so yummy!
MEESE… definitely meese!
PS. I think you should totally have a blackboard/chalkboard just like the Scotty’s pub has… i always love when places are super creative with their decor on the walls, and I love how you can change it up with a chalkboard. Just a suggestion! Have fun traveling tomorrow!
I do too! Or maybe easier to manage, I saw a white board the other day and the lettering was done with some sort of thick stroked marker.
We’re planning on chalkboards!
so cool you went to the moose drool factory! everyone i was traveling with in south dakota was obsessed with that stuff
Hey Kath! As a zin lover, do you know if the Green & Red zin was their Tip Top or Chiles Mill vineyard?? Thx!!
I think Chiles….but not 100% sure!
Divine deliciousness
I almost wish it was cold enough to use a down comforter here… almost!
I am SO jealous of your trip to Big Sky! I have only ever had 2 of their beers (Slow Elk and Moose Drool), though I’ve seen their Pale Ale (Scape Goat) at a local Wine shop.
I’ve always wondered what the plural form of Moose is! It looks like you had a fabulous evening!
Hello!
I’m a 16-year-old girl from Malaysia. I happened to stumble upon your blog months ago and I’d been reading it all this while! I fell into eating disorder trap back then when I was 15 and used to weigh only 32kg at 160cm! I know!!! Crazy, isn’t it? But thank goodness alright, I stepped out from eating disorder and I currently weigh 40+, which I’ve so many to thank for. By the way, your blog contributed a small (yet so helpful) part of my recovery!
At Asian countries, we ritually stir-fry our vegetables instead of eating them raw. However, after several persuasions, my family (mum) often put in the effort to include salads in our meals since we find them really healthy and refreshing at the same time.
Are there any stir-fry combination that you’re especially fond of?
Hey Jun! Glad things are on the up for you.
I like as many veggies in my stir-fry as possible, but I think my favorite is broccoli because it soaks up the sauce. And bok choy!
You are finding great restaurants in Montana. Who would have known that this state offers such delectable fare!
Sleep well Kath!
Dinner look awesome. Love the pancakes.
Dinner looks delicious!
what a great meal out!
My dad’s favorite beer is Moose Drool, he would have loved that tour! I like your ideas for beer names, especially Bear Sweat
Awww, you and Matt miss your bears! So adorable
That is pretty cool you go to go to the Moose Drool factory and had an awesome meal out !
The Moose Drool factory looks awesome! I’ve never had Moose Drool before. I’m so curious to try it since you’ve been posting about it. That restaurant looks amazing! Everything looks so delicious! What a great presentation of the food.
Meese
I love fun beer names. Beer should not have serious names. Moose Drool. Love it.
That bread looks like pound cake–so amazing!
I love that you can draw on the tables at thtat restaurant!
best wine all YEAR? that is bold. i’m going on a hunt for that one – i’m on a big zin kick right now.
that salad look so good!
I am so CRAVING a Montana trip after reading all your posts! Have you seen any bear yet?
I LOVE when I can draw on the dinner table!!
I always leave awkward pictures and wonder what they say about us when they leave
mmmm yall’s dinner looks so gooooood! I want to try that wine! yummyy.
Looks amazing – love the three different cakes! and Matt’s duck looks so good.
I love any sort of food or drink factory! We went to the Tillamook Cheese one a few weeks ago and it was so much fun (and delicious)
sounds like you are really exploring Montana
ha-loved the plural moose thing. I don’t know the answer, but I am leaning away from meese
Your dinner looks wonderful!! Love everything about it, most likely would have went with the same choices.
Oh my gosh – All the food from Scotty’s Table looks amazing!
That restaurant looks amazing!!! Love love candied nuts in a salad!
That looks amazing. I love candied nuts and blue cheese! Meese…LOL.
Heh… a running joke in my family is the debate on the plural form of moose. I am certain that meese is the only word that makes sense, but that’s not what the dictionary says.
Your dinner looks amazing! Was Matt’s appetizer served as a salad? Are those julienned apple slices I see? Or maybe fennel? Looks like something I want to make myself!
At first I thought that was half an onion on your dinner plate! My heart almost stopped beating for you
That salad is beautiful. You’re a lucky girl, Kath.
Your meal looks wonderful! I LOVE candied nuts!
I love, love, love Missoula. My husband and I visited there in October and went to Big Sky Brewery (loved the unfiltered IPA on tap!) We went to Scotty’s Table too, and I have to agree, that place has wonderful food!
If you get a chance go to KettleHouse Brewery. It’s kind of like a bar on the inside. The barley wine is STRONG, but I loved it. They serve it to you in a wine glass.
Enjoy the rest of your stay there! : )
I’m sure you will like KettleHouse since you like their Cold Smoke. But try the barley wine if you are feeling adventurous. : )
The 4 year old in me loves restaurants where you can draw on the tables! Plus the food looks great too.