Tag: Italian
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Rosetta
We worked up our appetites after a morning of ballooning and visiting the ancient pyramids at Teotihuacan. We decided to go to Rosetta. This restaurant is #49 on the 2023 World’s 50 Best list and chef Elena Reygadas was also named World’s Best Female Chef 2023. The cuisine is a fusion of Italian and Mexican…
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Penny Roma
We didn’t feel like cooking today, so we decided to try Penny Roma, at which we’ve been meaning to eat ever since they opened. Flour+Water has a pasta shop from which we had purchased a few pasta dinners since the pandemic, so we were familiar with many of the pasta dishes and Penny Roma is…
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Caruso’s
We’re here in SB, so checking out some of the places to eat of course. Last night, we had a very enjoyable casual meal at Corazon Concina in the Public Market. Today we were going for a fancier venue. Caruso’s is a Cal-Italian restaurant at the Rosewood Miramar with a beachfront location. We were fortunate…
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Acquerello (White Truffle Tasting)
This week’s dinner was at Acquerello. This is IMO the best Italian restaurant in SF (although I certainly haven’t tried them all). I know I’ve been going here since as far back at least as 2001 (have pictures) when I lived on Franklin St. just a few blocks away. Even though it’s had 2-Michelin stars,…
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Sorella
This week’s dinner was at Sorella, the “little sister” (sorella literally means sister) restaurant to Acquerello which we still love (I’ve been going there for more than 20 years…yes, I’m old) and Sorella is positioned as more an any day dining experience compared to the occasion dining experience at Acquerello. We’ve been meaning to eat…
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Frasca Food & Wine
Italian (Friuli region) dinner with Trisha in Boulder. Tasting menu in the alpenglobe seating (this would be a perfect she-shed in our back yard). Wine pairing and aged amari and barolo quinato for digestif. Food was good, not quite Michelin star level, but adventurous and interesting. Wine was very good and the servers and sommelier…
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Marea
Tonight’s dinner was at a slightly lower key restaurant. Still 1 Michelin star, but had the benefit of being only a block away from out hotel. Italian cuisine. Cocktails were good but nothing special. Bread (focaccia and a 7-grain) was fine but nothing special. For the oysters, we went with sweet petite from Prince Edward…
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Acquerello
Celebrating Andrea’s birthday a little early and returning back to somewhat normal. Service was a little uneven at the start but the food and wine were such a treat.
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Acquerello at Home meal kit
Extending our covid social bubble slightly to include Trisha. We started with some dirty martinis and caviar. Then we had our take home dinner meal kit from Acquerello which was even better than the first time we tried them. Add a couple bottles of Croix Pinot and we’re fat and happy, but glad to see…
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Flour+Water Pasta Shop
For Friday night dinner, we ordered from Flour+Water Pasta Shop. We never managed to make it to the restaurant pre-Covid, but at least we had a chance now. We started with some prosciutto. Next was an arugula salad. The pasta was an Agnolotti with a duck and pork filling paired with a 2009 barbaresco we…