cityzen
tuesday night b, m & l treated me to a night out at cityzen - we spent almost 5 hours there...everything was most excellent.
highlights:
-a treat from the chef - an evoo custard w/spicy-sweet pepper dusted over top (description doesn't do it justice)
-the creative lobster sausagy-thing that was curiously light yet extremely rich
-we all loved my minty-sweet mango dessert
-if we could have gotten away with it, i think the four of us would have rolled the cheese cart right out of the restaurant and into the car (although i don't think it would have fit in the mini cooper...) - and taken our sommelier with us. each and every glass was spectacular.
michael mina
on thursday night after a full day of meetings and work, frank and i found ourselves downtown san francisco for the paidcontent event - and just when we were both ready to collapse from exhaustion and hunger, our friend tony invited us to dinner at michael mina. i recognized the name from the bellagio last week and was pretty excited that this time i'd get to experience it.
highlights:
-tony's lobster pot pie was one of the most beautiful presentations i've seen
-i stuck with the trio theme: trio of greens, trio of snapper, and the financier (3 sorbets w/tarts) - loved them all, but mostly the presentations
-the riesling tony picked out was an excellent accompaniment
i shouldn't pass over wednesday nights dinner at Quattro (4seasons restaurant). the roasted artichoke salad was exceptional - loved the generous sprinkling of pomegranite seeds. mostly i loved that afterwards i just rolled on upstairs, enjoyed a bath and slept slept slept in my pillow-top bed. hey - travel is tough.
