Monday, March 17, 2008

lunch at chez panisse

Berkeley



(talking here about lunch at Chez Panisse (nikau's sister restarant)

With my Lunch, if I had closed my eyes I could have imagined it was at Nikau, beautiful pork loin, sliced thinly served with a delicious creamy spinach and parsnip chips. YUM
Megan's probably wouldn't be served at our favourite Wellington eatery, bountiful lettuce salad with croutons and oven fired baby squid with a delicious aioli on the side. Very tasty but I preferred mine.

Both deserts would have graced Nikau's menu, Megan had fresh ginger cake served with sour cherries and creme freiche. And mine was buttermilk panna cotta with Mexican wedding cookies and the most delicious blood oranges.

It was a highlight of an already world class trip, and the service here is quite phenomenally good.

The Mustang is awesome, pure muscle car, we sit low peering out over a loaded bonnet, and the V8 growl is only ever a stab of the foot away.

I would recommend it to anyone.

Hudsie

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