Kid Free Weekend / Dueling Dinners

Joel and I arranged for babysitter extraordinaire Sharon to watch the kids from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning. We stayed in town and enjoyed a day of shopping at the outlets on Saturday and "dueling dinners" -- we ate dinner Friday and Saturday nights at the restaurants widely believed to be the two best in Charlotte, Barrington's and Fig Tree. Both dinners were delicious. Joel says he liked Barrington's better, and I am having a tough time deciding. I had a delicious fish special at Barrington's and Elk chops at Fig Tree that were just as good. I will say that I think I enjoyed the salad and the sides that accompanied the Barrington's entree better.  Both restaurants has great wine lists as well. I would happily return to either one the next time we have a special occasion.