Italian sweet peppers, red onion, farro, pickled chili. $10
Tosca Cafe, San Francisco CA
These were really tasty, and I actually really liked the farro in there. They added a nice texture and flavor to the peppers. Overall, I enjoyed the food at Tosaca Cafe, but our server was off. I felt like were either gonna do it her way, or she wasn’t having it. The timing was really off and she would disappear for long chunks.
Salami, sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions. $17.75
The Sausage Factory, San Francisco CA
I liked the flavors of this pizza, but it felt like the toppings were a bit undone. It was weird because the crust was cooked all the way through, but the toppings felt undercooked. Hmm…
Squid ink pasta with calamari, prawns, and ‘Nduja sausage in white wine. $18
Poesia, San Francisco CA
I liked the idea of this dish (since I love squid ink), but it tasted kinda funky. Maybe it was the white wine, but this dish didn’t come together for me. There was an odd flavor that I couldn’t quite resolve.
Calabrese spiral shaped pasta with pork ribs sugo in roasted garlic tomato sauce. $18
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
This pasta dish was rich, warm, home-y, and yummy. I enjoyed the texture of the fileja and the pulled pork ribs. Mmm…
Squid ink pasta with calamari, prawns, and ‘Nduja sausage in white wine. $18
Poesia, San Francisco CA
I liked the idea of this dish (since I love squid ink), but it tasted kinda funky. Maybe it was the white wine, but this dish didn’t come together for me. There was an odd flavor that I couldn’t quite resolve.
Handmade fettucine with a five hour beef and pork tomato stew. $17.50
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
This pasta was lovely. I loved the texture of the fettucine and the meat sauce was rich and delicious. We’ve got a winner!
Fresh burrata cheese served with crostini with ‘Nduja sausage, calabrese olives, salami. $16
Poesia, San Francisco CA
I liked this and thought that it had wonderful flavors, but I was kind of annoyed that the burrata wasn’t center stage. I thought from the menu item that it was going to be a burrata dish, but it was really a big crostini with several ingredients. I liked it, but it wasn’t what I expected.
Baguette with oil and vinegar.
Handmade pappardelle with smoked salmon, prawns, and zucchini in a light cream sauce. $18.50
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
I loved the pasta in this dish. It had a wonderful texture and was perfectly cooked. I liked the simple ingredients with the light cream sauce (although it was a tad bit on the salty side).
Roasted golden and red beets, goat cheese, almonds, balsamic vinaigrette. $10
Poesia, San Francisco CA
This beet salad was simple, but nicely presented. The ingredients tasted great together and the textures were wonderful.
Peroni beer.
Salmon, mascarpone and capers / romesco and roasted zucchini / sauteed mushrooms and pecorino.
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
These weren’t my favorite. The bread was really hard and dry and the toppings were as refined and flavorful as they could have been.
Raw thin sliced beef eye round with capers, shaved parmigiano, extra virgin olive oil, topped with fresh parsley and lemon. $11
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
This was good. It was simple and rustically presented. It could have benefited from a bit more salt, but otherwise was tasty.
$22
Cotogna, San Francisco CA
This was a wonderful combination of sweet, salty, and cheesy! This large raviolo was really fun to eat, but I think I got a bit overloaded with all the richness of the ricotta center. It tasted so good though that I couldn’t stop eating it, lol!
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