eating out

I've eaten out more these last 7 days than I have in quite a while... thought I'd just share that... here are some of the meals and the details I can remember from the last week, plus some more time...

Flour Bakery + Cafe
roast chicken, avocado & jicama sandwich
panini with roasted chicken, brie, roasted red peppers & arugula
homemade oreo cookie
apricot crumb bar
milk chocolate mousse bite size tartlet
scharffenberger double chocolate cookie
* Everything I've eaten here has been amazing. The flavors in the panini melded together perfectly. The bread was perfectly crisp, the ingredients heated through and the brie melty. The roasted chicken sandwich was spicy, but nicely off set by the cool smooth avocado and crunchy sweet jicama. The cookies were awesome. I remember the scharffenberger chocolate cookie as deeply chocolately, but not too dried out. The oreo cookie was clever. Super crunchy chocolate cookie - even had those sugar crystals that can been see in the commercial types - and a non hydrogenated creme filling!

Sorellina
tangerine madras
trevisano salad with goat cheese, globe grapes and walnuts
niman ranch pork chop, dried fruit mustarda
warm chocolate budino with cinnamon ice cream
pinot noir
* I enjoyed this dinner with Simon, Anna and Tatiana. It was a decent meal. The pork chop wasn't "medium" as far as I could tell, the steak wasn't even close to rare and the salmon was too rare. The wine was delicious and the madras cocktail was a perfect summer cocktail. The dessert was amazing. But apparently budino is the italian word for "custard." I wouldn't call this a custard, it was more like a molten chocolate cake, except without the cake and it was much more than warm - the little pot that it came in was burn-making hot! Would have appreciated a little heads up from the waiter on that one. But despite the heat, the chocolate "custard" was rich and dark and the cinnamon ice cream was fragant, even as it was ice cold.

Kingfish Hall
Crispy Fried Calamari Rings…Shredded Romaine Lettuce, Spicy Lemon Aioli
Wood Grilled Tuna Sticks…Duet of Seaweed Salad, Sticky Soy, Wasabi
Classic Olives Crab Cake…BBQ Onions, White Bean Salad, Old Bay Aioli Salads
Tuna Tartar…Raw Tuna with Sriracha Aioli, Toasted Sesame Oil, Cilantro, and Ginger on Sushi Rice with Nori
Chilled Maine Lobster Tail with Homemade Cocktail Sauce
Peel & Eat Shrimp with Assorted Dipping Sauce
strong capirinha
* Enjoyed this meal with Joe and Dan. Kingfish Hall serves amazing bread. It is sweet with a buttery honey brushed over the top. I'd go back for the bread and the Tuna Tartar alone. Delicious red jewels lightly coated in a flavorful aioli served over top of a sticky, thick patty of rice. The wood grilled tuna sticks weren't rare in the middle like they were promised. The calamari was okay, but I've had crispier, softer specimens.

Carlo's Cucina Italiana
fried eggplant rolled with fresh ricotta, melted fontina, covered with a fresh tomato sauce
chicken and sausage in a light vinegar sauce with vinegar peppers, onions, mushrooms and pototoes
a really smooth merlot
* Erin came over to Allston for this one. This restaurant is tucked in between a laundromat and possibly an asian video store. As the back of the menu seems to correctly advertise - this may be a hidden jewel. We shared the eggplant appetizer. The ricotta was creamy and the eggplant was soft and smothered in a flavorful, but simple tomato sauce. The entrees were large and we both got a second meal out of the dinner. The atmosphere was definitely like a family restaurant - a family owned restaurant. This is simply good Italian food.