Photo by Briana BroughMy beautiful wife Becky treated me to a fantastic evening downtown on Friday night, a combo Father's Day/birthday present. We had a blast. Great food, great music.

Here's a quick recap:

Started with dinner and drinks at Revolution, which we'd been dying to try for months.

Well worth the wait. If you haven't been, go there. Like, tonight. It's that good. (Not that they need any more positive PR. It was named best new restaurant by both DCVB and readers of The Indy.)

Our appetizer was probably the best dish we had: Ahi "Poke" Tuna. An ample portion of cubed sushi-grade raw tuna with mixed greens, cucumber and an awesome wasabi caviar. Spectacular.

I had the poussin (a young chicken - think Cornish game hen) with cornbread stuffing, watercress and pancetta. The bird was perfectly cooked - tender as can be. And the stuffing was rich and moist, unlike most that I've had.

Becky had the Scottish Salmon with sweet peas, ink gnocchi and shitake mushrooms. Also excellent, with the plump and tasty gnocchi stealing the show. (Though I have to confess I'm not sure what makes it "Scottish.")

Of course, the ambience is chic and sexy, perfect for date night. And it was surprisingly affordable. We had four drinks, an app and two large entrees, and the bill was under $100 before tip. A splurge, for sure, but it was a bargain considering the quality of the food and service (thanks Kelly!), not to mention the healthy portions.

I repeat: check this place out if you haven't already.

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Photo by Briana BroughThen it was off to DPAC to see Tori Amos. A major treat for me, as I'm a huge fan. Becky not so much, but she was sweet to go with me.

DPAC really is a great place to see a concert like that. Intimate but still grand, if that makes sense. She came out in a flowing aqua dress, matching platform heels and, yes, shiny silver leggings. Becky thought she looked like a mermaid. Maybe she IS a mermaid, in these jeans of his with her name still on it.

I was a bit let down by the set list. Five of her 18 songs were from the new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin.

It was OK, but, as it was my first time seeing her live, I kind of wanted to hear a fair sampling of her mid-to-early nineties stuff. Guess I missed that boat. About the only bones I got thrown were "Cornflake Girl," "Precious Things" and "Upside Down," which she nailed. Not a SINGLE song from Boys for Pele, my favorite Tori album by a mile.

But I wasn't disappointed by the show. I told Becky afterwards that I've never been so pleased by a concert in which I didn't hear even one of the songs that I had hoped to walking in.

It was awesome to watch her piano virtuosity in person. She dominated her Bosendorfer piano on most songs, "Cornflake Girl" in particular. Most impressive is that she had four different keyboards at her disposal at all times, and often played two of them simultaneously while belting out her wicked, witty, occassionaly poignant lyrics in her operatic soprano. She's not everyone's cup of tea, but there's no denying her amazing musical gifts.

Other highlights included a mesmerizing "Beauty of Speed," off American Doll Posse, "Bliss" off To Venus and Back, a soaring "Pandora's Aquarium" off From the Choirgirl Hotel and a sadly beautiful cover of "Landslide."

All in all, a fantastic show. And a great venue for it. We'll be back soon.

Anybody else see the show or hit one of our other suggested events from last week? Leave a comment below.