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September 17th, 2012

San Diego Restaurant Week at Mister A’s

by Chrissy

Mister A’s is somewhat of a San Diego legend. Best view in town, or so they say, and now we can officially vouch for it. San Diego Restaurant Week is upon us and we can personally attest to the excellence of the $40 prix fixe menu that is currently being served at Bertrand at Mister A’s.

Our server was particularly impressed with how much food we were able to eat. He offered that we shouldn’t feel obligated to finish the plate of tender yet crispy pork belly after having just consumed 3 appetizers and a partial entrée of homemade squid ink linguine. We thanked him politely and ate it all anyways.

We had a smaller portion sampling of just about everything on the restaurant week menu and while the mac n’ cheese with black truffles will forever reign supreme, we truly enjoyed every morsel of each dish. What amazing ambiance, view, people, and of course, food.

Feast your eyes on what you could enjoy if you choose to pay Mister A’s a visit this week!

 

 

To Start:

A little amuse bouche of feta-stuffed compressed watermelon with basil, radish and aged balsamic.

Traditional lobster bisque: laced with sherry and crackling bay shrimp

 

Local bell pepper and tomato salad: with garlic infused olive oil, grilled eggplant

Mister A’s macaroni and cheese: with comte cheese and black truffles

To Follow:

Braised kurobuta pork belly: with green olive thyme jus, sautéed potato gnocchi

House made linguini & assorted shellfish: with basil tomato emulsion

To Finish:

D’anjou pear tatin: with toffee cause, calvados ice cream

Milk chocolate mousse bars: with peanut nougat and caramel

 

Bon Appetit!

 

From the Little Yellow Kitchen,

Chrissy & Lauren

January 13th, 2012

Cafe Japengo: [SD Restaurant Week Preview]

by Lauren

If you are in San Diego, get excited for the upcoming week of the ultimate restaurant tasting experience.

From January 15th to the 20th, just plan on eating out every night.

As you know, we have done many local tastings, but restaurant week is a whole other ball game. This week (or sometimes two, if they decide to have an encore), a variety of the top eateries in the lovely city of San Diego, will be holding a special 3-course pre-fixe menu for those who wish to partake. It is a great way to try all of those tasty places that you have heard great things about.

Lucky for us, our friends over at McFarlane hooked us up with a special preview of the SD Restaurant Week menu over at Café Japengo in La Jolla.

 

Here is what we ate (don’t be jealous, you can try it too!):

The Appetizer: (obviously we ordered one of each)

Spicy Seafood Salad: seaweed, cucumber, and various raw pieces of fish

Thai Chicken Salad: Greens,  mushroom, Hawaiian papaya, peanut dressing and crispy wontons

Vietnamese style Chicken Spring Rolls.

 

Beef Yakitori: tasty Asian marinated beef on a sick served over a mizuna green salad

The Main Dish:

Kona Seared Ahi: roasted garlic mashed potatoes, spicy grilled bok choy, with a tropical mango beurre blanc sauce

 

Char Su Roasted Duck Breast: woked vegetables, bacon, plum sauce and steamed bao bun 

 

Protein Roll and Carne Asada Roll (which was really seared ahi, not actual “carne asada”!)

 

The Sweets:

Chocolate Lave Cake: served with the most glorious vanilla bean gelato and caramel sauce

 

Pan Fried Bread Pudding: with a poached asian pear, caramel sauce, and a decadent coconut gelato.

There is our meal, now let’s see yours!

San Diego’s Restaurant week starts on January 15 and goes until the 20th. Let’s hope for an encore week to follow; there are SO many great restaurants to try!

 

From the Little Yellow Kitchen,

Chrissy & Lauren

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