Have I written enough about food lately? I didn't go to San Diego this time, instead some of the ladies I know there came up to Santa Ana on a bus to visit Bowers Museum. Two current exhibits of interest are one on Maurice Sendak and one on costumes in the cinema. I didn't do the exhibits, just the gift shop and lunch.
Choosing from the menu was difficult, but a "compressed" salad sounded interesting. They stuff everything into a mold and press it tight, then the mold is upended and a tower is created. It was very, very good, but too much for me to eat, I picked out all the yummy bits and left the rest.
Compressed Manchego
Salad - Baby arugula,
shaved Manchego cheese, Fuji apples, Medjool dates, caramelized walnuts, balsamic
syrup, pistachio vinaigrette.
Several of the ladies had the salmon salad with avocado.
Grilled Salmon Cobb Salad - Applewood bacon, chopped egg, avocado, blue cheese, tomatoes, lemon thyme vinaigrette
Rosie sitting across from me ordered the "Wild Things Hamburger" - a rename from:
Tangata Burger - Hand ground sirloin, Vermont white cheddar, smoked bacon, roasted tomato, baby arugula, crispy shallots, and herb aioli served with house made Kennebec garlic fries
An additional picture:
Andrea took this picture at the Bowers lunch.
The restaurant name is Tangata.