Salt & Straw

This Summer I have been craving ice cream more than ever and have discovered so many new companies!  The most exciting one so far has been Salt & Straw, a Portland based artisan ice cream shop. I love the homemade look of the packaging and the changing seasonal flavor options, they are so unique.  Most importantly, the quality of this ice cream is SO amazing.  The flavor shown above is the Sea Salt w/ Caramel Ribbons. So good.

 Clockwise: Ricotta Honey Lemon w/ Walnut Lace Cookies,  Pear w/ Blue Cheese, Freckled Woodblock Chocolate,  Olive Oil.

This flavor was my favorite! Almond Brittle w/ Salted Ganache. It's the perfect combo of creamy and crunchy.

Sotto13

While in New York over Thanksgiving I went to a new Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village called Sotto13.  The food was all incredible. We ordered chick pea fries, brussels sprouts, two pizzas and an amazing butternut squash sage cannelloni.  

This was the flourless chocolate cake with sea salt and olive oil.  It was great, really dense and rich but I would not call it a cake, it was just like a chocolate bar.

The pear strudel was my favorite.  It was perfect for a cozy fall night, and served with delicious cinnamon gelato.