At the end of my stay at the downtown Des Moines Hilton, the hotel restaurant was the obvious breakfast spot. Park Street is designed with lots of windows for a cheery atmosphere that is mirrored by the staff. On the day before the Iowa caucuses, the restaurant was populated with both campaign and media workers.
A beautiful setting. The coffee tasted great, too.
Huevos rancheros was an unexpected treat. I wish they had thrown in one more crunchy tortilla but the flavors and textures were excellent.
Our Texas Instruments colleague Cathy Wicks was gracious enough to host several of us at Ecco tonight. This is one of those restaurants that has been on my list for a long time. Even though it is within easy walking distance of Georgia Tech, I hadn't made it there until tonight. The menu is a combination of Italian, Spanish, and French that make use of some local Georgia ingredients. The combination of those three countries is sometimes a little forced, although the georgia ingredients (fruit, cheese) were all great and perfectly appropriate. We started out with a meat and cheese board. This actually reverses the French tradition, where cheese usually follows the main course. Everything was excellent. The Georgia cheese was a big hit, as was the French cow/goat cheese. I thought the sauscisson was very subtle and very good. The waitress said that the roast pork pasta was their signature dish, so I had to try it. It had traditional broad pasta (fresh, of course) ...
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