Birthday Bites

Well, it doesn't get much better than Nopa.
Kimster, Jantje, JP and I started off with an amuse of fresh, tender green beans in an herbed oil with a tiny cruet of sea salt. It went well with my summery cocktail that tasted of summer: Square One vodka, fresh basil, a sprig of fresh thyme. Prettiest green drink ever.
Shared appetizers: a salad of greens, fresh figs, roasted almonds and feta; baked gigante beans with tomato, oregano, feta and crispy breadcrumbs; and the eye-rollingly good flatbread topped with caramelized onion, maitake mushrooms and goat cheese. Take me now, Lord...
Wait, don't take me till I eat this amazing halibut, roasted so it's crispy outside and moist inside, with a smoky romesco sauce, fingerlings and tiny haricots. Our sides were a ramekin of peas and peapods glazed with butter and fresh mint, and Indian-spiced cauliflower with more peas, please!
Jantje must've tipped off the waiter because our shared creme brulee with strawberries had a candle stuck in it. Wishing for great meals and good health to all of you this year!