Formaggio Grill
Finally got the chance to try out Formaggio Grill. Definitely need to take Sis here to eat next time they come for a visit. Food was excellent and the service was good. Musson, KK & I went for dinner tonite since Musson dropped her kids off at some My Gym parent night out thing. We had a leisurely, child-free dining experience. Too bad I have a cold and had a hard time tasing my meal. I would have loved to have a glass of Muscato. We shared a few appetizers: A wild mushroom medley (??) w/crostini and a wonderful spinach salad w/oranges, pear slices, cranberries, fennel, feta cheese, candied pecans, and some sort of vinaigrette. For the main course we had:
Oxtail Provencale: simmered in red wine and fine herbs and nestled in Papardelle Pasta
Lobster Mac & Cheese: bowtie pasta, pancetta and peas tossed in our lobster cream sauce
Lobster Club Panini: lobster, bacon, tomato, avocado & mayo w/fries
My meal was the lobster mac & cheese. They were very generous w/the lobster. Food was great. The most disappointing part of the meal was the dessert. It comes in these cute little cups and looks like a enough to handle. We got 3 different ones (Panacotta w/caramel, Lilikoi and strawberry creme brulee, and a chocolate rocky road fudge). My dessert was the creme brulee, but the consistency was off. It was more of a creme pudding -sort of runny and oozing, but still tasted pretty good.
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed my meal. We're going for gluttony this weekend. We're going to see a Diamond Head Theatre performance tomorrow nite and going out to eat at another fancy restaurant in town. Our deal is when we go the the shows, we get to eat at a fancy restaurant. One that doesn't serve hot dogs or pizza (pepperoni). Woohoo.
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My mood: full and getting sleepy