...it's what I eat.
We wanted to get the Arancini appetizer ("Crispy Risotto Fritter, Sottocenere"), but the waiter gave it to us before we even had a chance to tell him that we wanted an appetizer. It was basically like a koroke/croquette but made of risotto instead of potato:
The inside of those yummy risotto balls (well, and a piece of bread):
I ordered my first alcoholic beverage at a restaurant (they didn't card us though). This was the Hangar One Pear-Cosmo ("Hangar One Spiced Pear Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Fresh Lime Juice"). I didn't like it, but I drank it. I didn't taste the spiced pear or the cranberry or lime juices. It tasted like some kind of sweet medicine, which I normally wouldn't mind, but this just didn't taste good. It was strong though, which I liked (not that I like all strong drinks). I usually don't buy expensive drinks (actually, I usually just order water every time), but this was going to be my $11 Spring Break gift to myself. Haha. Sorry the picture is crooked.
We ordered another appetizer (I really don't know which one this was...but the appetizers are listed here):
W/o flash:
My Risotto Ai Carciofi (those are fried artichoke bits on top of whole artichokes and risotto...rich flavor but not too salty...sooo good):
The waiter started giving us dessert menus, but I told him that we were "unfortunately" going to skip dessert (we had planned on going to Ghirardelli down the street--not the big one in Ghirardelli Square), but he asked us if we liked chocolate, we said that we love it, and then said that he'd give us a chocolate dessert for free (daang!). It was a chocolate souffle with hazelnut ice cream (topped with sea salt and hazelnuts...wonderful):
Inside view (this souffle was to die for...sorry the flash ruined it):
AND THEN the waiter gave us free coffee, which was delicious as well:
After mixing (there was a LOT of sauce--even more than what's pictured below!):
*Hey! I just noticed that they wrote "Stuf" instead of "Stuffed"! I wonder what the reasoning behind that was (maybe it makes it seem like a friendlier, more informal product). I also really like how you can reseal Oreo bags now!! I remember not finishing bags when I was little because they got stale really fast (guess we should have put them in plastic bags or something).
RAW:
COOKED:
Yum. It's fluffy when cooked, but it's not completely smooth because each grain has a little tail. Its taste is really mild. I'd say that it's kinda like rice but a little more nutty-flavored? I don't know. I'm not a real food critic, so I can't give awesome flavor descriptions. I really like quinoa though.
