The conference is in full swing, but that doesn't mean the eating has stopped. Quite the contrary!
First, I cannot say enough about Bottega Louie at 7th & Grand. We had a great, fantastic breakfast there on Sunday morning and then stopped today for a sweet snack in between sessions.
Breakfast was delicious: fresh OJ, hot coffee and wonderful eats. Gab ordered the farm breakfast which was a wonderful mélange of seasonal vegetable each cooked to perfection and topped with poached eggs. Sensational. I ordered the lemon ricotta pancakes which were light, fluffy and topped with fresh blueberries.
The pastry case deserved it own worship, so today after lunch we stopped to pay tribute.
Lunch was at Blossom, a Vietnamese place which serves Vegetarian Pho and other Asian delicacies. I miss our Austin Vietnamese restaurants, so I never miss chance to enjoy vegetarian Pho when I am presented with the opportutity. It was quite refreshing, despite the warm weather/hot soup combo. I started with a yummy spring roll and peanut sauce, but was too engaged to photograph the Pho.
Back to the pastries: I had a Snickers tart, which is just what you would imagine, a peanut crust, caramel filling and chocolate ganache. Heaven! Gab had a pistachio cupcake which was tall and slender, packages in a little gold crown and topped with a perfect swirl of frosting.
Will I be able to make one more trip to Bottega Louie before I depart? I hope so! Oh, and a celebrity sighting--the mother of the main character from Big Love. Gab is a fan and spotted her buying a baguette. I missed it.
First, I cannot say enough about Bottega Louie at 7th & Grand. We had a great, fantastic breakfast there on Sunday morning and then stopped today for a sweet snack in between sessions.
Breakfast was delicious: fresh OJ, hot coffee and wonderful eats. Gab ordered the farm breakfast which was a wonderful mélange of seasonal vegetable each cooked to perfection and topped with poached eggs. Sensational. I ordered the lemon ricotta pancakes which were light, fluffy and topped with fresh blueberries.
The pastry case deserved it own worship, so today after lunch we stopped to pay tribute.
Lunch was at Blossom, a Vietnamese place which serves Vegetarian Pho and other Asian delicacies. I miss our Austin Vietnamese restaurants, so I never miss chance to enjoy vegetarian Pho when I am presented with the opportutity. It was quite refreshing, despite the warm weather/hot soup combo. I started with a yummy spring roll and peanut sauce, but was too engaged to photograph the Pho.
Back to the pastries: I had a Snickers tart, which is just what you would imagine, a peanut crust, caramel filling and chocolate ganache. Heaven! Gab had a pistachio cupcake which was tall and slender, packages in a little gold crown and topped with a perfect swirl of frosting.
Will I be able to make one more trip to Bottega Louie before I depart? I hope so! Oh, and a celebrity sighting--the mother of the main character from Big Love. Gab is a fan and spotted her buying a baguette. I missed it.