Dinner At Anzu, San Francisco

First night in San Francisco and we were trying to find a new place that we had never been before, for dinner. A place that had good reference but not far away or in the Union Square area. We found Anzu. On yelp, of course. So here's our first meal in San Francisco, for this trip. Salmon, Beef, and sushi. All were nicely presented, tasted quite delicious and the place had a good service.

Bene, Sand Cotai Central, Macau

My partner in crime wanted to have Italian for lunch, so we found one in the neighborhood where we were. The concierge of the mall actually directed us to the only Italian tratorria nearby. 

We ordered calamari for starter, pear salad and spaghetti carbonara that was outrageously super creamy. I love that crispy bread so much that I munched a lot of them while waiting for the food. I think, aside from the crispy bread, I only appreciate the salad.

Brotzeit, Vivocity Lunch

I had not been to Brotzeit for quite a long time and somehow one of the three of us decided that we could have lunch there. So, here we were. Unfortunately, I found the food including salad, a tad too greasy to my liking. 

Rosti with Smoked Salmon

Virgin Mojito

Mozarella Salad

Fries

Cheese Spatzle

Il Lumino, Macau

We were in Macau for a short getaway, this was back last month and was almost forgotten, because life has been so hectic. DH had booked a table for dinner in a new Italian restaurant in Studio City.

We started with their Fritto Misto and followed by our entrees Squid Ink pasta and Pan Seared Salmon. We also tried their pizza simply because we wanted to try. The crust was thin and cheese was too much and too overwhelming.

Garibaldi Brunch

This was from last month when we managed to have four family members in the country and had the time to have a Sunday brunch together. 

Garibaldi was someone's pick and I just followed along. It was like a feast, or it was really a feast. There was so much food and they were mostly enjoyable. The meal ended with a tray of desserts. 

Scala's Bistro Dinner, San Francisco

Back to Scala's Bistro for dinner again. We have been here many times, probably each time we come to San Francisco. Sometimes, it's not my choice to come, but when you go with others, you just have to follow the rests.  It is a rather dark place and it is challenging to take pictures. My Leica did quite a good job with taking pictures with very minimal lighting.

We had Fritto Misto to start with.

A pizza was ordered by Miss K, but we participated a little bit.

Who else, but DH, orders Seafood pasta,

My order was Ricotta Gnocchi, served with roasted forest mushroom, asparagus, parmesan brood and fine herbs.

Baffo Dinner, Again

Chicago.

We went back to Baffo again for dinner and tried different dishes there. Our amuse bouche were mini Arancini and they were delicious. My main was a big piece of Porchetta that I liked a lot and shared with a couple of people that I had dinner with.

We had other dishes with no pictures and a couple of desserts that we shared, below.

La Pizza & La Pasta/Eataly - Chicago

Earlier in the day, by earlier, it was nearly noon, we had dim sum for brunch. A couple of hours later, we found ourselves, sitting down in one of the restaurants in Eataly, Chicago, to have some of their dishes. Here I was, trying not too have something to heavy and pick Caprese to share among the four of us. We had two more dishes to share, kind of, ravioli (stuffed with gorgonzola dolce and walnuts, served with pear butter and spiced walnuts) and pizza (Norcina, half of which without Italian sausage). They were so yummy. No regrets.