I have a friend who says, “My camera eats first.” Well, unfortunately, I’m not quite as good at documenting my meals or company at fancy restaurants but I have had two delicious dining out experiences lately.
Last week, I went out to 7 Adams with two colleagues. We had some funds to spend for “team-building.” One of the women is known for stellar restaurant recommendations and she picked another winner. The restaurant features a tasting menu, with some set appetizers and a few choices for the mains. We started off with himachi, followed by a broccoli dish (above). For my pasta main, I picked a fancy ravioli/tortellini hybrid (a carmelle!) that was amazing. For the meat, I selected the black cod, followed by an apple tart for dessert. The meal was spectacular. I’m actually heading back soon on a double date with SMS and two friends of ours.
On Saturday, SMS and I used his birthday gift card to eat at Ethyl’s Fancy. We took the train, and I was about to miss the stop since I thought it was off of California Ave (mid-Palo Alto) rather than University. But we made it and had a nice date night. We split several “morsels” that included oysters, greens, milk bread, and miso marinated cucumbers. We split the mains of halibut and porkbelly. The food was excellent and we will definitely be back! SMS noted that when it first opened, the food was a lot more experimental in its combos. Now, it still seems innovative but I think it would appeal to a wider range of palates.
WOW! I really want to try 7 Adams, that sounds AMAZING. I think I would have gotten the lamb ragu, but everything looks amazing. I used to live right by Japan town, so probably we would have tried this restaurant as a special occasion thing if it had been around in the early 90s. YUM.
We went out for a fancy dinner last night, will be on my blog in a few days (Friday I think, I’m doing an A-Z for NaBloPoMo, and had to make it X, which I cheated and used the word eXtra. HA!
I went again this past week with my husband and a couple friend. I still went with the Carmelle, but the lamb ragu was pretty amazing. I can’t wait to read about eXtra fancy dining!