February 2011 – And What I Ate

We had dinner at Osteria and it was extremely crowded and extremely delicious. Pizzas!! Homemade ravioli, braised artichokes, sea bass. Yummo.

we went to Union Trust for dinner, which was incredible. The food actually outdid the space, which upon walking in I thought would be tough to do: I think it used to be a bank. We were so hungry that I completely forgot to take any pictures until the end of the meal.

Creme brulee might be my favorite thing to eat ever.

I had to go to Harrisburg for work, and had dinner at this charming little french/american bistro called Char’s Bella Mundo. AMAZING. Sat at the bar and couldn’t decide what to get for the life of me. escargot and wild mushrooms were a good start.

really. how do you choose??

cute meribell baked me a cake to start off my birthday week. it was snowing outside and we sat indoors all cozy eating warm chocolate cake with milk. such a nice sunday.

Sunday dinner with Collyn, at a Chinese restaurant that kind of astounded me with how ornate it was.

the food was kind of peppery, but the scorpion bowls were delicious.

Chicanos – you used to be in the living room of a house. Now your restaurant is in a mobile home on a lot. Your portions are enormous and you could probably feed a family of 4 for under $20. You make the best Mexican food I’ve had outside of Mexico. I love you. Don’t ever change.

Back to Best Friends Cafe with Meribell and Matt. I got breakfast pierogie and refused to share with Meribell, who was being stingy with her waffles and organic fruit compote. Meanie. Where is the bread basket?????

I generally think Valentine’s Day is totally overdone, but I’ve had two that were really terrific. One was when I was a little girl, and it was just me and my mom at the house – I’m not sure where my dad and Colly were. There was a huge snowstorm, and my mom and I bundled up and walked over to Januzzi’s, because I’d heard on the radio that they were making heart shaped pizzas for Valentine’s Day. We got our pizza and our rose and I had a nice snowy Valentine’s Day with my mom. So this year, I was telling her that story about a week before Valentine’s Day, and she tracked down a heart shaped pizza for me. Sweetest. Mom. Ever.

Dear Zummos, everything you make is delicious.

Dinner of Love at the Colonnade to benefit the Sant’ Andrea society. We all got dressed up and had a great pre-Valentine’s dinner and felt very fancy in general.