Standing room only! That's how it was from the time my wife and I got to Pezzella's until the time we left!
Dinner at Pezzella's is something special for us so we chose it for Valentine's Day dinner, even though we've been regular patrons for many years. Reservations made about a week before made the experience even better as we were seated at the time we reserved and left many waiting in the lobby area. So, as with many things in life, planning ahead makes it more enjoyable.
We started off with an off-menu item -- spinach salad. One of our Pezzella's favorite, so instead of splitting a salad which we do frequently, we each ordered one! Inside tip: they often will make this delicious salad even though its not on their regular menu.
For our main courses, my wife had her favorite Red Linguine Misto with clams, prawns, and crab. "It was great" was her words! My entree was off their special Valentine's Day menu. I ordered the Petrale Sole with lemon-butter caper sauce. In addition to a very generous portion of sole, it was served with rice and grilled veggies and was outstanding. We topped it off with a Chocolate Tartuffo (ball of gelato) coated with pistachios and cocoa and served with whipped cream. Wow!
Service was attentive but not overbearing and prices were reasonable so we continue to be pleased with the value package (excellent food, great service and reasonable prices) they present.
Pezzella's, a family-owned restaurant, has been a part of Sunnyvale for more than 50 years and greeting us last night was Pat and Margie Pezzella who are always so gracious and helpful.
To view an excellent website with lunch and dinner menus, photos of menu items and more go to http://www.pezzellas.com/.
Pezzella's Villa Napoli, 1025 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA (408) 738-2400.
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You've made dinner reservations at a romantic restaurant (I did!) and you might have picked up a little something for her at her favorite store (I'm looking!) but the there's always sweets for your sweets for Valentine's Day. By the way, the Valley of Hearts Delights is another name for Santa Clara Valley!
Here are some world class chocolatiers from Silicon Valley to Santa Cruz:
Chocolate Dream Box
710 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos. 408-356-2626 http://www.chocolatedreambox.com/
Fleur de Cocoa Patisserie Chocolaterie
Richard Donnelly Chocolates
Sugar Butter Flour
Pictured is Dark Chocolate Ganache Truffle from Sugar Butter Flour
Real Eats – Aldo, Los Altos, CA
Here are notes that I'd like to share with you of a visit to Aldo by my wife and her two friends last week. I was so impressed with her comments about this restaurant that we've added it to our list!
My two friends and I don’t often have a chance to get together for lunch so when we do, we like to make it special.
We drove to downtown Los Altos on Main Street to look around in some of their shops before lunch. After shopping, we had to make a decision – where to have lunch.
We decided on Aldo, an Italian restaurant on Main Street. Their tag line is "cicchetti e piatti piccolo" or "eat small…live large!" Their menu has something for everyone, even my friend with the limited palate. Choices range from salads, both large and small, paninis, pastas, main courses and, of course, their cicchetti (pronounced chi-ket-ti) or small bites. Our beverages were promptly served along with a wire-coned shaped basket of a variety of unusual but tasty breads. Two of our party chose the Toscana con Pollo which is a bread salad with diced bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, red bell pepper and grilled chicken breasts. The salad was huge! I tasted a bite of the chicken and it was delicious – the seasoning permeated throughout. I chose the Pappa al Pomodoro, a rustic, Tuscan-style tomato-bread soup, although I chose to have the bread cubes served on the side. It was an extremely tasty bowl of soup. Along with the delicious soup, I ordered the Caprese side salad because I love Caprese and this one was served with a twist – grilled eggplant. Along with the eggplant were sliced tomato and mozzarella cheese layered with basil, EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) and topped with a balsamic vinegar reduction which gave it a slightly sweet flavor.
The service and food was worth the upscale pricing and I would gladly return to try some of their fabulous menu offerings. Arrive early for better seating as we arrived at 11:30 am and when we left about an hour later, tables both inside and out were nearly full. Parking is also better for early arrivals.
Aldo Los Altos
388 Main Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
650-949-2300
email: aldolosaltos@sbcglobal.net
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Hello and Happy Chinese New Year -- Gung Hey Fat Choy -- Year of the Rat! Here are some events and on-going programs you might want to put on your calendar for February. These are selections from Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View, Santa Clara and other communities in Silicon Valley.
February 2: Serving Children with Special Needs and their Families, 9:00am
February 2: California Theatre Center presents "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", 11:00am and 7:30pm
February 2, 9, 16, 23: Farmer's Market, 9:00am
February 3, 10, 17, 24: Fair Oaks Toastmasters, 11:30am
February 4: Sunnyvale Neighborhood Associations Winter Quarterly Meeting, 7:00pm
February 6, 13, 20, 27: Kiwanis Club of Silicon Valley, 7:30am
February 6: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), monthly, 1:30pm
February 7: SNAIL Neighborhood Association, monthly, 7:00pm
February 8: Heritage District Neighborhood Association, 7:30pm
February 9, 16: California Theatre Center presents, Cinderella, 11:00am
February 9: Evenings of Cultural Arts presents, Sunnyvale Theater, Sunnyvale Community Center, 8:00pm
February 11, 25: Sunnyvale Planning Commission Meeting, 8:00pm
February 12: San Miguel Neighbors Association, general meeting, 7:00pm
February 13: Sunnyvale Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, 7:00pm
February 13: Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association, monthly, 7:00pm
February 14: Wake Up Sunnyvale!, Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, 7:29am
February 16: Compost Workshop, 10:00am
February 16: Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, 8:00am-1:00pm, Sunnyvale residents
February 16, 23: Sunnyvale Community Players presents, Pippin, 8:00pm
February 18: President's Day Holiday
February 20: Sunnyvale Arts Commission Meeting, 7:00pm
February 21: Sunnyvale Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30pm
February 27: Glaucoma Support Group of the South Bay, 6:30pm
February 27: Sunnyvale Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting, 7:00pm
February 28: Sunnyvale Chamber Mixer, 5:00pm
Most Tuesdays: Sunnyvale City Council Meetings, 7:00pm
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Computer and E-Waste Recycling, 8:00am-4:30pm, Cupertino proof of residency
Every Wednesday: South Bay Community Orchestra, Noon-1:00pm for strings, 1:00-4:00pm for full orchestra
Every Saturday: Family Astronomy Evenings, De Anza College Minolta Planetarium, 6:00pm, 7:00pm or 8:00pm
Every Second Monday of Month: Fine Arts League of Cupertino, Quinlan Community Center, 7:00pm
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