*** Just a quick post to tie up "loose ends" of our road trip to Yosemite and Groveland.
The morning after our dinner at Six Test Kitchen we headed on out. We had decided to just take our time back and spend a night in the SGV. There was one place the Missus wanted to revisit in Oxnard; Ragamuffin Coffee in Oxnard, so we stopped at the Collection at River Park for our caffeine fix.
And man, the place was doing some good business on this Saturday morning.
I got a cold brew and the Missus.....well She got a Pour Over (of course) - a barrel aged Ethiopian named "Strawberry Fields Forever" and really loved it.
So much, that we ended up getting it thru mail order until they ran out a couple of months ago.
The Missus has now moved on and we've ordered a couple of other roasts, but according to the Missus, none are quite as good as the Strawberry Fields Forever.
She's hoping they bring it back.
Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters
550 Collection Blvd. (In the Annex Food Hall)
Oxnard, CA 93036
Getting to LA, we had decided to stay at the new Courtyard by Marriott on Atlantic....a huuuuge place. We loved the freeway access; right off the 10 and the rooms were large.
Though the view.....well, it left something to be desired......
For dinner; well we went to Bistro Na's which I've posted on a bunch of times already, so I won't drone on about it.
We ordered our usual dishes and a couple of new ones.
Funny thing about trying newer dishes at Bistro Na's, there always seems to be a clunker in the mix. The "Princess Sweet and Sour Fish" was terrible! It had a "muddy" taste and was super sweet, lacking in nuance.....it was more Panda Express than "Imperial Chinese Cuisine" in our book.
The Smoked Duck Breast was amazing though! We ended up getting another order to go.
Bistro Na's
9055 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, CA 91780
The next morning we got home easily.
For dinner, I decided to use some of the items I'd bought from Etto Pastificio in Paso Robles. We had been served some pasta from Etto at Les Petites Canailles and while we weren't fond of the overall dish, we loved the texture of the pasta. So, on our way to Six Test Kitchen we stopped by the shop.....the photos didn't turn out; so all I have is a photo of what we bought.
And then the dish I made using that pasta and the Pesto Genovese (you can get this Pesto at Mona Lisa in Little Italy), which is now my go to for bottled Pesto (when She's not having me make it from scratch).
I used some cherry and sun dried tomatoes.....
The Missus loved it.
Etto Pastificio (In Tin City)
3070 Limestone Way
Paso Robles, CA 93446
So that's it.......though even before we left on this road trip, the Missus had me planning another one! Stay tuned!
Hope you're having a great weekend!
the pasta looks great…muddy fish, ew!
Posted by: kat | Saturday, 26 March 2022 at 08:43 PM
Bistro Na looks to be really something!
Work has caused me to relocate permanently to the San Diego area and thanks to you, I have a long list to eat with more than just my eyes! I'll sample some grinds first and foremost...
And I'm grateful you continue to post after so many years, it's always been a source of comfort for me to read.
Posted by: Hangzhou Hero | Sunday, 27 March 2022 at 12:14 AM
The pasta turned out quite well Kat!
I hope you find some good grinds in San Diego HH! Thanks as always for taking the time out to comment!
Posted by: Kirk | Sunday, 27 March 2022 at 02:35 PM