"Food taste better when you eat it with friends and family."
Saturday evening Cecile and I, and our good friends Nelson and Susan Bye ordered some great dishes
from Italian Brothers Restaurant in Los Gatos that we had delivered to our home. It is a genuine family owned business founded by two brothers from Sicily that offer truly authentic cuisine. Marco, the Maitre D’ and one of the brothers arrived in America from Palermo, about six years ago. After working in his uncle’s restaurant, he had a dream of opening his own, and convinced his brother Giacomo who is the executive chef to bring his family over to join him in his venture. Having spent much time visiting family in Sicily over the years, it brought back some fond memories.
Cecile put together an antipasto plate of roasted eggplant, prosciutto, salami, cheese, crackers and pita bread and a side of nuts. Collectively, we ordered minestrone soup, Brussel Spouts with pancetta and garlic and brandy sauce, meatballs in tomato sauce, rigatoni pasta with peas, onions and olive oil, pappardelle Rustica in meat sauce with peas and mushrooms, grilled fresh Salmon with roasted patatoes and broccoli, Chicken Parmigiana, and a generous portion of heated Italian bread slices.
For dessert, Cecile made a berry crisp that as usual was hit. She also prepared a plate of colorful French Macarons and Zabar’s Jewish Homestyle Rugelach, and the Byes brought some See’s candies.
We had Sunday brunch at Effie’s classic American restaurant with our daughter Michelle and granddaughters Lyla, and Emmy. The girls loved their Mickey Mouse pancakes.
