Andy Gavin's Blog, page 39
February 14, 2023
Camphor Cool
Restaurant: Camphor
Location: 923 E 3rd St Suite 109, Los Angeles, CA 90013. (213) 626-8888
Date: July 14, 2022
Cuisine: Modern French Bistro
Rating: Great fusion of flavors
_Camphor is a modern bistro located in DTLA’s bustling Arts District led by Co-Executive Chefs Max Boonthanakit and Lijo George. It seems to merge French style with some Indian flavors.
Jeffrey and Erick and I, collectively the Foodie Club or Bottom Feeders, set off to try it out — and of course ordered almost the entire me...
February 11, 2023
Not all Dim Sum are Created Equal
Restaurant: Five Star Seafood Restaurant
Location: 140 W Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776. (626) 288-1899
Date: July 9, 2022
Cuisine: Chinese Dim Sum
Rating: Meh
_Once or twice a year the hedonists (and Yarom’s family) trek’s out to the SGV for a two part Saturday featuring dim sum and some banquet dinner. Locations vary but several times we’ve been to the awesome Juicy Dumpling.
This is the same maxi-mall with Juicy Dumpling and Spicy City (now sadly closed I think). 5 Star has a comanding...
February 7, 2023
Eating Geneva – Le Chat-Botté
Restaurant: Le Chat-Botté
Location: Quai du Mont-Blanc 13, 1201 Genève, Switzerland. +41 22 716 69 20
Date: July 6, 2022
Cuisine: French-style 1 Star
Rating: Lovely
_On our way out of Sardinia/Corsica we couldn’t get a direct flight to the states and so had to spend a night in Geneva. Oh well, this served as a chance for a quick exploration of that lovely city and to hit up another Michelin starred restaurant.
Le Chat Botte was conveniently located right near our hotel.
With yet another lov...
February 3, 2023
Eating Corsica – Beach Lunch
July 5, 2022 we took a Ferry ride across the Mediterranean from Sardinia to Corsica to visit some friends of ours.
The have a beach-side house on the east coast of Corsica, not far from Bonifacio. This is really an incredible spot.
The house is lovely and the patio looks out on the incredible view of the sea above.
Our friends prepared a traditional Corsican lunch, including wine of course.
Moroccan olives that are almost sweet.
Empanadas with caramelized onions and cheese and a Corsica...
February 1, 2023
Eating Baja – Somu
Restaurant: Somu Ristorante
Location: Piazza Ventaglio, 07021 Baja Sardinia SS, Italy. +39 349 120 0682
Date: July 4, 2022
Cuisine: Italian 1 Star
Rating: Very nice
_For second Sardinian 1 Star and final meal in Italy we trekked 20-30 minutes to the town of Baja Sardinia.
The restaurant was a touch difficult to find, as it was tucked away down at the harbor piazza (where there was no parking).
Finally we located it.
The have this gorgeous sea-side patio.
So we had this table looking over t...
January 30, 2023
Eating Porto Cervo – Pergola
Restaurant: La Pergola in Giardino
Location: Costa SMERALDA, 07020 Porto Cervo SS, Italy. +39 0789 931620
Date: July 3, 2022
Cuisine: Sardinian Italy
Rating: Lovely
_Sigh, for our second to last night in Sardinia, we headed back to the Porto Cervo marina to a place we had scoped out last time we were there.
The marina is quite pretty.
Pergola is attached to a snazzy boutique hotel.
The menu.
Breads.
2021 Capichera Vermentino di Gallura Vign’ Angena. 91 points.
Amberjack marinated with ...
January 28, 2023
Eating Porta Cervo – Renato Pedrinelli
Restaurant: Renato Pedrinelli
Location: Piazza degli Ulivi, snc, 07021 Porto Cervo SS, Italy. +39 339 649 5114
Date: July 2, 2022
Cuisine: Sardinian Italian
Rating: Tasty
_Another night in Sardinia, another Italian restaurant.
Renato Pedrinelli was well rated and conveniently located only a mile or two away from our hotel in a large ritzy shopping plaza near the Porto Cervo marina.
As usual for summer dining in Italy we ate al fresco, coperto be damned!
The menu.
They bring by a selection ...
January 26, 2023
Eating Alghero – Macchiavello
Restaurant: Ristorante Osteria Macchiavello
Location: Bastioni Marco Polo, 57, 07041 Alghero SS, Italy. +39 079 980628
Date: July 2, 2022
Cuisine: Sardinian Italian
Rating: Tasty
_We drove across Sardinia to visit the lovely town of Alghero.
Picked this attractive lunch spot just by feel and menu.
The menu.
They always have solid bread in Italy.
Burratini con petali di pomodori marinati, basilico e zenzero. Burrata cheese with marinated tomatoes, basil and ginger. As you can see, Sardini...
January 24, 2023
Eating Porto Cervo – Clipper
Restaurant: Clipper Ristorante
Location: Via della Marina, 10, 07021 Porto Cervo SS, Italy. +39 0789 91644
Date: July 1, 2022
Cuisine: Seafood Italian
Rating: Solid (this is Italy) but nothing amazing
_Online various people seemed to insist that Clipper was the best restaurant in Porto Cervo and “quite a scene.” Not sure I trust “those people” too much anymore.
The outside was cute enough.
They specialize in fresh seafood like many restaurants all over the coast of the Mediterranean basin.
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January 22, 2023
Eating Porto Cervo – ConFusion
Restaurant: ConFusion
Location: Promenade du port Via Aga Khan 1, Via Porto Vecchio, 1, 07021 Porto Cervo SS, Italy. +39 340 120 9574
Date: June 30, 2022
Cuisine: Modernist Italian
Rating: Amazing, one of our best meals of the trip
_Having learned my lesson about relying on “non foodie” sources for restaurant reservations, particularly tourist centric ones like TripAdvisor, I went right back to Michelin for our first night in Sardinia with this modernist Italian 1 star in the heart of Porto Cer...
