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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Pasta all’ matriciana – Ristorante Romano
Rigatoni pasta, tomato based sauce made with smoked bacon, onions, tomatoes, and red chilies with basil and parsley. €13
Ristorante Romano, Dublin IRELAND
This was one of the weirdest Italian restaurants I’ve even been to. All the workers were Asian which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I will say that the food certainly had some Asian flare. They even offer sriracha as a condiment for your meal. This pasta tasted ok – I liked the deep smokey flavor of the sauce and the bite of the rigatoni. But OMG, can you make a pasta this greasy!!! I was actually disgusted. Granted I was starving so I ate everything, but I was still grossed out by what I found at the bottom of the bowl. I’ve never seen that much grease separate from a pasta dish before!
St. Patrick’s Cathedral. We didn’t get a chance to walk inside, but this is a beautiful church from the outside especially looking at it from St. Patrick’s Park. The tulips were in full bloom!
Traditional Cornish steak pasty – The Harlequin Alehouse & Eatery
Served with minted mushy peas. £4.25
The Harlequin Alehouse & Eatery, London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
When in Rome, erm I mean London! I would say that these two food items, a pasty and mushy peas, are pretty traditional British foods so I had to order them. I wasn’t impressed, but it was airport food. The minted mushy peas weren’t very good at all, or perhaps I just don’t have a taste for them. The mint flavor was overpowering and synthetic tasting. I couldn’t finish the small serving of it! The pasty tasted ok, but I didn’t really like the thick dry dough. The inside was mostly potatoes with some beef mixed in. Not a lot of flavor, but I’m glad I tried the two.
Breakfast bagel – Virgin Atlantic
Served with Schreiber neufchatel (lite cream cheese), Nature Valley granola bar, Ardmore orange juice, and coffee. Complimentary.
San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR), Virgin Atlantic
When I opened the breakfast box I thought that it might be an egg and cheese sandwich, but it was only a plain bagel. Oh well. I was happy with anything after being in the air for over 9 hours!
Harlequin ale – The Harlequin Alehouse & Eatery
Light amber in colour with a toasty, hoppy aroma and smooth smokey flavour. Half pint £2
The Harlequin Alehouse & Eatery, London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Wow, after a long flight from San Francisco and a long layover before boarding for Dublin, I totally needed this! It was pretty good, but I’m no beer expert. I really think the British pound and coversion rates are gonna kill me, lol!
Chocolate Oreo pudding – Virgin Atlantic
Dessert and coffee service. Complimentary.
San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR), Virgin Atlantic
I’m not a big pudding fan, and this didn’t change my mind. The texture of pudding is SO off-putting for me that I can’t get past it most of the time. The Oreo cookie bits were also really soft in this thing. Not a fan of this one. I love the multilingual coffee cup though!
Brunch plate 5 – Wicked Spoon Buffet
Assorted desserts including cholocate covered strawberry, orange macaron, cakes and cones. Brunch buffet $22
Wicked Spoon Buffet, Las Vegas NV
Mmm, all of the desserts were SO delicious! I actually ate even more but I was on a sugar high and didn’t remember to take pics.
Camarones a la diabla – Firefly
Shrimp in a spicy chile sauce with grilled bread. $10
Firefly, Las Vegas NV
Omg, this tasted just like sweet and sour shrimp! Ok, I’ll admit that I actually liked this dish because, well, I love sweet and sour anything but it wasn’t very Spanish. This could have been served at a Chinese restaurant and I wouldn’t be able to differentiate the flavor profiles. And where was the heat?!
Braised beef and mashed potatoes – Virgin Atlantic
With peas and carrots, caesar salad and a roll with Land O’Lakes “Fresh Buttery Taste Spread”. Complimentary.
San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR), Virgin Atlantic
It’s always fun to go on a long international flight to see what the airlines are serving these days since we all know that the domestic flights don’t provide much (especially in coach, lol). I’ll have to admit that I was impressed. The beef wasn’t overly salty and the rest did its job and got me full enough to sleep for a bit.
Tosti prosciutto – Il Fornaio Caffe Del Mondo
Grilled panini with cure Italian ham, artichoke hearts, provolone chese, dijon mustard. $9.50
Il Fornaio Caffe Del Mondo, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
This sandwich was ok. The bread was dry and hard, but I liked the oozy gooey melted provolone cheese. The prosciutto was also extra salty for some reason. And forget about the service – it’s SUPER slow! If you’re in any hurry, avoid this place with your life!
Small coffee. $2.25
Brunch plate 4 – Wicked Spoon Buffet
Sponge cake with whipped cream and strawberries. Brunch buffet $22
Wicked Spoon Buffet, Las Vegas NV
After filling up on lots of heavy savory items, I moved on to sweets. This strawberry dessert looked pretty good and tasted good too!
Chicken and chorizo stuffed mushrooms – Firefly
Topped with cheese and chopped parsley. $5.50
Firefly, Las Vegas NV
Ew, these sucked! They were very dense, dry, flavorless and swimming in a pool of oil. A gross misstep!
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