Bubble Heads

My girlfriend Kim is younger than I am. Old enough to drink but still to young to have tried it all. She likes beer, girly cocktails, and a few other libations. She dislikes wine or in her words,

"I'm just not old enough to appreciate it yet."

But we do drink champagne. And by drink it I mean consume copious amounts of sparkling wine in ALL it's various forms

Champagne

Presseco

Cava

Blush

Blanc de Noir

Blanc de Blanc

et all

We always spill a little when it's poured but we have yet to have it come shooting out when it's opened. (Knock on wood) And we ALWAYS finish the bottle.
On Christmas morning we had a bottle of champagne with omelets her dad made for our Jewish Christmas breakfast. By the end of breakfast we were slightly buzzed and a bit giddy. It was that morning that we came up with butterscotch tomato chips.
We went to Louisiana for a week at the end of the year and spent New Year's in New Orleans. I wanted to let her see where I grew up. In a matter of 48 hours we drank FOUR bottles of champagne:

1)we each had a bottle while at the Royal Sonesta for Brunch

2)there was the bottle in the afternoon (the best bottle of champagne ever)

3)the bottle of Rose Regale blush shared with my Grammy

4)I feel like there was another bottle in there but for the life of me I can't remember

Drinking champagne started between the two of us while she and I were just friends. It was the fourth anniversary of my Mom's death and she took me to dinner. I hope I never forget that night. She was wonderful. She bought a bottle of champagne so we could toast to my Mom. For a day that is supposed to be pretty crappy it was wonderful. Thank you sweetheart.
As you can see we celebrate the moments in life with a little bit of the bubbly. So here it is three days before Valentines and I'm searching for the perfect meal to share with the love of my life. Nothing is good enough and I'm afraid I'll cooking something she won't like. I used our love of champagne as the inspiration for the meal. This is the preliminary menu:

Cocktail

Sgroppino

Prosecco, vodka, lemon sorbet, and mint leaves

Salad

Winter Green Salad with Green Apple Vinaigrette

Main Course

T-Bone Steak or New York Strip

Gruyere Potato Gratin

Dessert

Chocolate Souffles

or

Chocolate Truffles and Cold Zabaglione