Because I can't help myself...
Fondue counts as one of these interactive dinners. He and I decided to try Melting Pot during the extended DineLA. Now I've never done fondue, but if melted cheese is involved then I'm in!
The helpful waitress recommended the spinach-artichoke cheese fondue to start. And, hello, it's spinach-artichoke melted dip! As usual, we (I) cleaned out the bowl.
The next course in the DineLA menu was a bouillon broth. It was very peppery and an interesting taste journey since our collection of meats all had different marinades, from sesame teriyaki to ginger.
For dessert we chose the dark chocolate fondue. We dipped a bunch of goodies: brownies, rice crispy marshmallow squares, marshmallows, strawberries.
It was a delicious and fun night. The atmosphere is perfect for a romantic dinner. They even have a Girls Night Out special menu which I'll probably go back for. By myself.
Distinction is probably one of the best art galleries I've found in San Diego (North County) other than Subtext. And it's in my hometown of Escondido, so it's a trip down nostalgia street whenever I visited. This is the last weekend to see their show Striptease.
Get your mind out of the gutter, pervert!
I'm partial to the Beverly Drive location. What sealed the deal for me is their white spinach pizza. Imagine ricotta and mozzarella cheese with garlic sauteed spinach on a thin crust. Amazing! I could eat an entire pie.
On this occasion I only got a slice of that heavenly white spinach pie. I also tried a slice of their tomato-artichoke. Good. It's not white spinach though.
Maybe one day I'll try their more outrageous pizza like lasagna or penne pizza. They have an eggplant or chicken Parmesan pizza, too, but I've seen their Parmesan sandwiches. Enormous! I wonder if the eggplant or chicken Parmesan pizza is just their sandwich in pizza form? That might be worthy of ThisIsWhyYoureFat.com
We got there too late, so most of the treats had run out. I really wanted to try some Japanese regional Autumn specialties, so I passed on the onigiri (riceballs) and just bought the Kobe-Fugetsudo waffles. They ran out of the original cream filled, but we snatched up the other two flavors - chestnut and matcha red bean.
The chestnut had a whole chestnut in the waffle. It's slightly powdery texture was a nice contrast to the silky chestnut cream. The matcha red bean wasn't anything to run home about. I'm not a fan of sweet grean tea flavored treats overall. I enjoy green tea's slight bitterness.
No guinea pig on the menu at El Pollo Inka. As the name suggests, it's mostly chicken. Rotisserie chicken is their main draw. I just wanted fried plantains, so I got some. But since their roast chicken is well known I ordered it in their arroz con pollo. Very delicious.
He got His new favorite dish bisteck montado because He's a sucker for anything topped with a fried egg.
He was still full even after eating an egg-topped steak, so we got a flan. When I was a kid I hated flan, but then again as a kid I thought sophisticated cuisine was Lucky Charms or Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream.
I lied. I never liked cookie dough ice cream.
Across from LACMA, they erected pieces of the Berlin Wall in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the fall of The Wall. It was just out in the open and anyone could walk up and touch it which is exactly what I did one Sunday afternoon.
When you think yourself a foodie, you either only enjoy food from high-end places (expensive) or food of the people (street stalls, etc). The stuff in between you're not supposed to like...even remotely.
That's why I'm not a foodie.
But I think you know what I'm talking about. You're not supposed to admit that you like say...Rush Street. I think the food is quite good though. It's the kind of food that doesn't outshine the company you're with. It's probably not the most innovative restaurant, but innovation is so passe.
It's almost the end of November, so let me make an update about an art show I missed back in October. This blog is very timely.
He also spotted something else on the menu - a cheese plate for two. We're two people. And we love cheese. Let's do it! We each got a carafe of bellinis and eagerly waited for the food to arrive. Here's the cheese...tower?
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