B44

After hanging out at the Apple Store on Stockton St. on Friday, learning about the new Tiger OS, Ellie and I decided to check out Belden St. for some dinner. After waltzing through the street checking out all the menus, we settled on B44, a restaurant offering Catalan Cuisine. Our pictures tonight are quite strongly on the red side. This is in fact due to the fact that 90% of the lighting in B44 is red.


We first enjoyed the yummy bread and tapenade they offered us. It was quite excellent. I figured I would snap a picture since, I thought the bread looked neatly presented.


Our first appetizer was fabulous, something you don't see commonly served in restaurants — Sardines. These were grilled and were served with an onion and radish salad. Very simple yet extremely tasty.


Our second appetizer was an unusual salad composed of cured tuna slices, with hazelnuts and light greens. The combination of tuna and hazelnuts was quite special. This showed that much thought had gone into the planning of these dishes. None of it could (and should) have stood alone. The combination of greens, hazelnuts and cured tuna produced a mouthful of flavors that were quite delightful to experience.


Ellie and I decided to share a Paella as our entree. As we are not the biggest fans of shellfish (Ellie) or meat (me) we opted with the vegetarian Paella. What a choice this was. It was soft, hearty and homey. This was fabulous comfort food. Warm, with accents of nutty and raisin flavors it was nicely complex and very satisfying.


After hard debate deciding on a dessert, we succumbed to the Milk Chocolate Flan with Spiced Pumpkin Parfait. The best part was the Pumpkin Ice Cream. Sooo, lovely it was.

Next two pix are of Ellie and I, posing with the towering dessert!