Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Wildcraft@Culver City ★★★

Bottomless Mimosa for $15. Generous portion of champagne in the Mimosa. Great food. They used an Italian called Bagna Couda, tasted so good like shrimp paste. Truffle Pizza was great. Used half off Travelzoo voucher.

Bottomless Mimosa $15

Grilled Romaine, Baby Turnips, Carrots, Pickled Radish, Bagna Couda, Poached Egg $12

Truffle, Mushroom, Fontina, Taleggio, Fried Sage Pizza $18

Carbonara, Pork Belly, Bacon, Pancetta, Soft Egg, Mozzarella, Provolone, Black Pepper Pizza $20

Making Bottomless Mimosa with Generous Portion of Champagne

Wildcraft
9725 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 815-8100
www.wildcraftcc.com

Monday, October 21, 2013

BarberShop Ristorante@Venice ★★★

Fantastic Pop-up Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant in LA with the Finest Ingredients. Uni, oyster, foie gras, scallop, truffle, etc. Must try. My favorite is the Sea Urchin Scallop Ravioli. The scallop was raw and fresh. Uni was the accent. Also really liked the eggplant with chocolate sauce. It's an unusual surprise. About $90 per person. By reservation only, credit card required. Only opens Mondays & Tuesdays 7pm - 11pm. Pop-up restaurant is only here till November. Parking on the street. BYOB - bring your own booze.

Oyster w/ Red Wine

L'ultimo Gamberone
santa barbara spot prawn, charcoal grilled and fried, mineral juice, xo sauce

Tartare di Petto d'Anatra e Ostriche
foulard duck tartare, foie gras, chicharrón, green apple, shallots, luna oyster sorbet

Mint-Scented Expandable Hand Towel

Caprese Salad, Oyster w/ Red Wine
Caprese Salad

Ravioli ai Ricci di Mare e Capesante
santa barbara sea urchin ravioli, scallop-moka, live scallop, squid ink oil

Ravioli ai Ricci di Mare e Capesante
santa barbara sea urchin ravioli, scallop-moka, live scallop, squid ink oil

Risotto al Granchio, Stracchino, e Tartufo Messicano
risotto w/ dungeons crab, huitlacoche, stracchino cheese

Stracchino Cheese on Dungeons Crab that Looked like Crab Paste

Chitarra Nera Zola e Pere
poppy seed spaghetti alla chitarra, gorgonzola cheese, foie fras, asian pears

"Tinkin Xic", Viaggio Nella Penisola dello Yucatan
halibut w/ achiote sabayon, chayote, leche de jicama

Omaggio in Chiave Siciliana a Joan Roca
wild scottish hare a la royal, sunchoke, white chocolate, truffle

Melenzane al Cioccolato
eggplant, candied baby eggplant, hot chocolate foam, cider sorbet

Melenzane al Cioccolato
eggplant, candied baby eggplant, hot chocolate foam, cider sorbet

Fresh Herb Garden

Restaurant Interior

Chef Walter El Nagar from Italy

BarberShop Ristorante
1205 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90291
(424) 272-5849

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Caffè Italiano@Alhambra

New Restaurant@Alhambra. (4.5 stars on Yelp) Probably won't be back for a while. The Crispy Zucchini and complimentary bread were great, but that's about it. Mushroom Risotto wasn't good at all. I hope other dishes are better. Waitress seemed to be inexperienced. Good thing that I've got $10 for $20 coupon from Yelp deal. Free wi-fi was nice though. For a similar price, I would go to Celestino in Pasadena instead with greater quality and service.

Zucchine Croccanti al Prosecco e Menta Piperita
crispy zucchini w/ prosecco wine and peppermint
Risotto Funghi e Zafferano di Navelli
risotto w/ mushrooms & navelli saffron


Linguine Vongole e Bottarga di Muggine
linguine w/ clams & dried eggs of mullet roe

Complimentary Bread

Caffè Italiano
7 S 2nd St
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 570-8262

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Celestino Ristorante@Pasadena ★★★

Quality Italian Food w/ Great Price. Love their Pumpkin Tortelloni.

Risotto al Nero di Seppie $15.50
risotto with squid ink sauce

Tortelloni di Zucca al Burro e Salvia $13.50
tortelloni stuffed with pumpkin with cream, butter and sage sauce

Mezzelune d’Anatra con Salsa di Funghi, Mascarpone e Mirtilli $13.00
half-moon ravioli stuffed with duck, mushrooms, mascarpone and blueberry sauce

Celestino Ristorante
141 S Lake Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-4006
www.celestinopasadena.com

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Pitfire Pizza@West LA ★★

Customized Pasta@Pizza Place. Fun. Fast-food like. You can secretly customize your pasta, ingredients, & sauce. I had them make Pesto Spaghetti w/ Eggplant. Their Sangria is good too.

Pesto Spaghetti w/ Eggplant (Custom Order)

Farfalle w/ Sausage & Greens $9.95
sweet fennel sausage, farfalle, kale, touch of cream, parmesan


Pitfire Pizza Company
2018 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 481-9860
www.pitfirepizza.com

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Il Moro@West LA ★★


Grilled Jumbo Sea Scallops $14
served with baby spinach, chopped tomatoes, walnuts, & avocado in an extra virgin olive oil & fresh squeezed lemon juice


Tuna Tartar $14
w/ avocado & ligurian taggiasca olives

Seafood Crea $22

Pumpkin Butter $18

Pumpkin Butter $18

Pumpkin Butter $18




Il Moro Restaurant
11400 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 575-3530
www.ilmoro.com

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Santino's@Santa Monica ★★

Their Tapas and Sangria are Great. Sometimes they have live music performances.

Gambas al Ajillo $8.50
shrimp, garlic, paprika, white wine

Patagonia Lamb Ragu $8.50
red wine stewed lamb, red bliss potatoes

Fried Calamari $9
fresh squid grilled w/ olive oil, lemon, spices

Garlic Fries $3.50

Sangria (pitcher) $22

Santino's
3021 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 452-7898

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Bottega Ristorante@Napa Valley ★★★

Fantastic Presentation & Wonderful Taste. Speechless.

Pesce Crudo $13 (changes daily)
market fresh raw selection from the sea

Red Wheat Linguine Bolognese $18
veal, pork and porcini mushroom sugo, rosemary, parmigiano reggiano

Black Garlic Spaghetti Grande $25
crispy chesapeake bay soft shell crab, cherry tomatoes, green onions, bonito flakes


Agrodolce Addiction $12 jack daniels honey whiskey, local honey, tarragon, lime juice, fever tree ginger ale

Monterey Calamari $10
crisped with arborio rice flour and aioli nero

Wood Grilled Octopus $14
olive oil braised potatoes, pickled red onion and salsa verde

English Pea and Spring Garlic Panna Cotta with Blue Crab and Pancetta Salad $15

Zeppole al Lemoni $10
italian donuts cooked to order, meyer lemon curd and berry earl grey conserva

Warm Chocolate Cake $11

Warm Chocolate Cake $11

Warm Chocolate Cake $11

Bottega Ristorante
6525 Washington St
Yountville, CA 94599
(707) 945-1050
www.botteganapavalley.com