the remaking of a kitchen

we had lunch at amore victoria in uptown today. it was pretty tasty....a little disorganized in the service area, but still good. this is restaurant week in minneapolis in conjunction with open table, so we decided to try a new place. we did look across the street to barbette a little wistfully, but honestly, change can be good for us! :) really!
don had a pasta with italian sausage and roasted (maybe) red peppers. there seemed to be more green than red peppers and maybe sauteed rather than roasted, but it was approved anyway. i had a yummy salad and a ravioli containing shrimp, lobster and scallops with fennel in a tomatoey sauce. very yummy. don's choice reminded both of us that it's been a long time since i made the sausage and peppers recipe we were given from an old italian family in omaha. best to try and find that. soon.
my other big deal would be collecting on my "birthday treat" from aveda and choosing a new cellphone. woot woot! now i need to figure out any new bells and whistles on the phone, but it appears to be pretty similar to the old one, except maybe smaller! yay.
pretty exciting stuff around here!

Labels: amore victoria, aveda, barbette, cellphone, lunch