Friday Food 07-17-20

High on the list of things I am missing these days are desserts!  I suppose this is obvious if I am willing to drive to Long Beach for a carrot cake.   I've always been big on desserts, which has made me big in reality, I suppose.  And I look back at pictures of desserts I have eaten at restaurants and long to look over a dessert tray at a fancy joint!  Here are a few memorable choices. 

From Solare at Liberty Station, San Diego  Feb 2013

This sphere is semifreddo with a filling of raspberry and a light coating of cookie crumbs.   I can't remember what it was called on the menu - not a word I have ever seen.

  I checked with Solare and found that their name for this spherical desert is "Sfera".  I believe they have named it after this sculpture:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sfera_con_Sfera

Cutting it open reveals the raspberry heart.  The semifreddo was different in this, more like frozen mousse than ice cream.  I think this is one of the best desserts I have had in quite a long time. 

Also in San Diego at a Japanese restaurant. 

This was a huge scoop of green tea ice cream heavily drizzled with chocolate sauce.  Memorable.

Also at Solare   September 25, 2012

I can't give you the exact name, but it was a ricotta lemon cheesecake with a lovely crust served on a plate decorated with lemon sauce and strawberry sauce. 

In my dreams!

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