Restaurant Recommendations
This weekend, we visited two new-to-us restaurants:
• jZCool Eatery and Wine Bar, Menlo Park
Jon and I are big fans of Jesse Ziff Cool's Flea St. Cafe. So when we heard that she had revamped her downtown MP outpost, we had to check it out. The food was delicious, especially the blood orange angel food cake. I thought the jazz band was good, but could do without the live music. In such a small space, it was super-loud and made any dinner conversation a real struggle. So we'll definitely return, but not on a Wed-Friday night.
• Pizzeria Picco, Larkspur
Really yummy Neapolitan-style pizza. We shared one at the restaurant ("Seven") and took home several flash-frozen ones as well. Kinda cool that most of the pizzas are named after cycling companies. There's not much indoor seating — less than a dozen — but thankfully, there are tables and heat lamps outside. Be sure to leave room for the soft-serve! Jon loved the texture, but could do without the olive oil and sea salt toppings that I ordered. I thought it was tasty, but probably don't need to try that again. They also have more traditional toppings, like hot fudge and caramel.