Weekend Happenings… (yum!)
Ok peeps, I’ve got so much to catch you up on and tell you about! I had a really great weekend here in The City where I ate some great food, saw a really long (but entertaining!) movie, and attended a benefit casino night gala supporting Marin nonprofit, AdvoKids.
Friday night started with dinner at the amazing Ristorante Milano on Pacific in Nob Hill.
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What a remarkable tucked away treat! You literally feel like you are walking into someone’s house (it’s so small inside!), which keeps the crowd really intimate and exclusive, but not in a snobby way. I started out with a glass of the red Zinfandel with this specialty vegan Broccoli soup that was actually super delicious – I was unsure with the vegan label, but go with their suggestions – they know. Then came the Mozzarella con Peperoni. There is actually no pepperoni on this anti-pasta (haha! I’m so funny…), but does have grilled red peppers, grilled polenta and of course, mozzarella! So yummy. The most amazing thing of the night, however, was the Gnocchi con Salsa Aurora. Oh my GOD! It was the most (hands down I tell you!) delicious gnocchi I’ve ever had in The City, and it’s my new Italian obsession, so I’ve tried a lot. The sauce, the perfect cooking, the flavor! Seriously, I think I may be having a moment right now writing this – it was that good. For dessert came the chocolate and vanilla gelato, where the chocolate had little pieces of chocolate cake in it. Mmm… I think I feel another moment coming on. For real people, go check this spot out. It’s perfect.
I also saw the movie Watchman. It was really long, so go prepared to sit for a full 3 hours. And while it’s not on the same level as, say, V for Vendetta, it was pretty good. It’s about self made super heroes (think Batman) who have been forced underground while the world
around then is in a nuclear stronghold during the 80s Cold War. There is one character that actually does have super powers, and he leads the direction of most of the film. You follow the main characters trying to stop the USSR from blowing the US to bits, to a twist that changes everything - lots of fighting, sex, and intrigue mixed in, too, for good measure. I really understood the back-story, the plot was really well explained, and it was an interesting tale. There was some random nudity/sex scenes that seemed like they were there more for the nerd nation that attends graphic novel-turned-movie showings (they even clapped after “it” was done… I mean, come on), but even that was sort of fun, so I got over it quick (and no one will say I don’t like sex scenes… sex on with your bad selves, I say). I would wait to see this on DVD though… not worth the $10 and it’s super long so you can’t get up easily and pee like you probably will need to during a 3 hour movie.
So I just realized this post is really long, so I’ll save the gala casino night description for tomorrow. It was so fun and well put together, with delicious food and people, so I’ll need more room to do it justice.
If you check out Ristorante Milano, comment here and let me and others know any other tasty food there – I’m sure it’s all delicious!
Peace and love XO
