Friday, June 30, 2006

Aroma's Italian Cafe

The Movers heartedly welcomed the latest addition to Commercial Alley, in the home of what used to be the Bear's Den and is now Aroma's Italian Cafe, complete with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, very very charming outdoor seating, pastries galore and the best (non-Mexican) hot chocolate ON THE PLANET.

In attendance: Solids, Zeus, The Count, Wasabi, Mycroft & Moxie


salad
The Count's Insalata Di Spinaci
(spinach, mushrooms, red onions, tomatoes, strawberry vinaigrette)

caprese

Zeus's Caprese
(mozz, tomatoes, basil, olive oil on ciabatta)

mozz, tomatoes, and prosciutto

Mycroft's Salmone & Caprino
(smoked salmon, red onions, capers, lemon juice, olive oil, goat cheese on focaccia)

salmon yum

Moxie's Focaccia Imbottita
(foccacia with mozz, tomatoes, and prosciutto)

italian panini

Solid's Italiano
(italian deli meats served on sfilatino)

wasabi's omlette sandwich

Wasabi's intriguing frittata con spinaci & fontina (I call dibs on this next time)
(omlette with spinach and fontina served on sfilatino)

pineapple frozen sweet thing

Zeus's Pineapple Ripieno
(yes! that really is a pineapple half filled with pineapple sorbetto)

mousse

Mycroft's Hazelnut Mousse
("A layer of hazelnut crunch nestled between layers
of chocolate sponge cake, topped with hazelnut mousse")

best hot chocolate IN THE WORLD

Moxie's hot chocolate
(When I ordered this drink as dessert, the waiter got really excited. He said something like, "Our hot chocolate is the best. You'll see." It really is amazing. I always want to say its like drinking chocolate, which sounds kind of 'duh' but is really quite rare in hot chocolate. It is also very light, not heavy or sticky or creamy, but at the same time is rich. Very good.)

No comments: