The three bachelors - two temporary, one genuine (and permanent?) - dined in style last night at Farina, in the Mission district.
Fresh, contemporary decor made for a crisp, wide open feel to the place. There seemed to be staff a-plenty, and we were very well looked after. I can't go into too much detail about the female members of that excellent staff because, as I mentioned, two of us are only temporarily single and it'd be typical if our respective ladies read this and returned gift-less from their travels.
I had the calamari (unfortunately not crisp, as I like it, but in a pesto sauce), then the Mandili di seta al pesto (handmade handkerchief pasta with Genovese basil pesto that, according to the menu, won the gold medal during the Genoa Pesto World Championship), and rounded it off with Saltimbocca di vitello all romana con puree di patate e tartufo nero (pan roasted veal saltimbocca served with prosciutto San Daniele and sage, over a potato puree), which was so good Gareth wasn't allowed to sample it.
Lawrence had traditional Italian onion soup stewed in Taburno Falanghina wine served with croutons, followed by Filet Mignon with fancy-named muhrooms. The steak was voted on with closed eyes and a hmmmmm, so must've been good.
Gareth had San Daniele prosciutto served with burrata cheese over lightly fried focaccina, which broke his non-dairy diet but was apparently worth it, followed by the filetto di Oppoglosso dell Alaska al forno servito con purea di ceci e bietola (aka baked Alaskan halibut filet served on a bed of chard and garbanzo beans puree).
A classy Italian restaurant that I'll no doubt return to very soon, for the food and to flaunt the missus.
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