Our first night we went to an outdoor mall called Santana Row, which is a beautiful beautiful beautiful area with amazing shops and fantastic looking restaurants. We had a few drinks before settling on a place for dinner. I stuck with wine, mom with beer, and Mimi and Doug went for the harder stuff. We decided that our drinks directly reflected our personalities very accurately!
We ended up eating dinner at Left Bank Brasserie- the steak house we really wanted to go to had a 2 hour wait. There were so many restaurants to chose from I assume they must all be pretty great to be in this shopping area. I decided that instead of ordering a meal I would just steal bits and pieces of every one's plates. That was the best choice I ever made because that meant I got to fill up on FONDUE!! The more I eat fondue the more I appreciate what a brilliant creation it is. Dipping stuff in melty cheese...where has this been my entire life?! How did I only have fondue for the first time about one year ago. Pitty.
For dessert at Left Bank we decided on some fancy french name that we really didn't know what it meant. Okay, in all honesty- the table next to us ordered it and it looked really good and we we're not being good decision makers so we just copy cated their order. Well I'm very glad we did. It was two very light and delicate almond cookies with a creme filling served with tart fresh berries. Amazing!
The second day of our trip Doug took us to Los Gatos to their local brewing company. My mom and I had spent the night before talking about beer a lot so he clearly took note :) For those of you who know me, you know I am working really really hard at acquiring a taste for beer. About a year ago I made the decision that I was going to learn to like beer. What I quickly learned was that I don't hate beer- I hate Chris' beer. Chris and my mom both really love hoppy beers- I, however, think they taste like nail polish remover!! I really enjoy stouts, wheat beers, porters, and I find others I like all the time. Just not IPA's! Those things are nasty!!! Anyways, when I have the opportunity to get a beer sampler I take it. I liked several of these!
Once again we all decided to share our food so we could try the most amount of things on the menu. This sandwich below came highly recommended by our server. I honestly don't remember the name of the sandwich on the menu but it was basically thin sliced tri tip, onion straws, chipotle mayo on a fluffy roll and fries. It wasn't all I was hoping for. Kind of bland honestly.
We also ordered the pesto pizza, which was very very good. It had a simple pesto sauce, tomatoes, roasted garlic, pine nuts, mozzarella, and prosciutto. Tasty!
We skipped dinner after that meal and decided to just have snacks. My mom and I went to Luigis in Bakersfield and bought some treats to share with the group. We found a great salami that was infused with Zinfandel wine, a Gouda that had caramely crystals, a soft cheese with truffles, garlic olives, and garlic crackers. Mmmmmmm
The trip was amazing! Doug's show was fantastic-such a talented group of people. The food was great! I even tried garlic ice cream on the trip home. My mom and Mimi thought it was disgusting; I thought it just tasted like vanilla. What a trip!
Thank you, Doug for allowing us to invade your home and showing us to a great time. Can't wait to come back!
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