I woke up early and starving, so we left the house way too early for our ferry to Sausalito. We stopped for coffee and pastries at the Ferry Building at a place called Parachute Bakery. On a whim I picked a sort of croissant thing:
YUZU, OLIVE OIL + BLACK SUGAR: Croissant pastry, olive oil cake, yuzu cremeux, blood orange marmalade and black sugar meringue.
Honestly one of the best pastries I have ever had. Better than a Cronut. Jessica's "Strawberry Cube" was good but couldn't compare.
So we strolled around Sausalito until it was time to meet Stephanie at Poggio. We shared a bunch of things:
Sformatino: porcini custard, fontina fonduta, asparagus, brown butter, grana padano
Burrata: english pea purée, confit green garlic, arugula, fried shallots, crostini
Fegatini: chicken liver mousse crostini, strawberries, pistachios, aceto balsamico (Jessica and I were too polite to decline this suggestion, and both gamely tried it)
Tartare; raw yellowfin tuna, horseradish crème fraiche, capers, arugula, pine nuts, crostini
Gnudi: spinach ricotta pillows, beef ragù, parmigiano reggiano (the winner! The ragu was so delicious)
Plus some roasted asparagus that was honestly not very good, and quite fibrous.
Overall I would say the food was solid but not amazing. The garnishes didn't add anything? but we had a nice time! Then more dawdling around to catch the ferry home. Stopped to pick up empanadas for breakfast (plus an excellent if unnecessary alfajor for me).
Home to rest, than a quick trip to the GIANT main branch of the library, followed by pizza at this place I wanted to try (Outta Sight Pizza). We split three slices and they were great:
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| Cheese, hot honey burrata, and pepperoni |
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