Zoca Pizza - Devilish 佐佧比薩

marscapone and spicy salami - devilish!

Olive, mushroom, artichoke, Canadian bacon - My Goodness

the crispy crust has a little bit of special Italian flour on it, makes a world of a difference

The Venitian

章魚上樹

Lasagna

happy crowd 

long time no smile

"Really?? We can order another??"

this pizza night's a victory

researching what to order next

catching the moment - good dinner with happy friends

fortune telling

almond cream cake

and the verdict is...

...Well done!

 someone telling cheesy jokes

ha ha ha...ha ha...ha...haaaaah....ah...

Zoca Pizza 佐佧比薩
http://www.facebook.com/zocapizzafan?sk=wall
台北市大安區臨江街149號
+886 2 2707 2212
149 Linjiang Street, Taipei

This is one of my two favorite pizza places these days.
The other is Primo Trattoria/Pizzeria.


Canon Kiss X3
EF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM
EF 35mm f1.4L USM
Aperture


Most photos by me, the artistic ones and ones of me by the guys.

Solo Pasta with Jack and Shirley

Jack (with whom I went to college and trained in karate) is in town to take bridal pictures with his fiancee, Shirley. We had dinner together at Solo Pasta.

Between the three of us, we ordered three antipastis:
- pork back fat and hazelnut bruschetta
- baked eggplant with parmesan and mozzarella cheese
- asparagus salad with soft cooked eggs and parmesan cheese

And three pastas:
duck breast
broccoli and sausage meat
squid ink

P-chan introduced Solo Pasta to me and talked non-stop about it for quite a while. Thanks to Jack and Shirley, I finally got to go. I was half dead, so I’m not sure how good it was, but I’m pretty sure it was not bad. Looking forward to the next visit to decide whether or not to add it to my list of regular haunts.

Solo Pasta
#29-1 Anhe Rd Sec 1, Taipei
tel +886 2 2775 3645
台北市安和路一段29-1號

Hong Kong - Cecconi's

Dinner at Cecconi's with Jack, who has great taste and is always so nice! Thanks for a wonderful meal, Jack. :)

caprese - the mozzarella was really good, and the blanched & skinned cherry tomatoes softened the texture of the salad, making it feel much more "laid back." Is there such a thing as a "laid back salad"? I don't know. But it was good.

Butternut squash risotto with feta cheese, pine nuts and spinach. I loved it. Better shared - it's huge.

Jack's chicken in mushroom sauce and mashed potatoes. The peas in the foreground sounded promising on the menu - buttered and sauteed with pancetta. Pity the peas tasted like they were from the frozen section of a supermarket.

pavlova with fruit - very sweet, very sour, quite intense but not overwhelming.

tired after a long day of work

tired after a long day of traveling and walking, but happy

Cecconi's Italian
43 Elgin Street
Soho, Hong Kong
+852 2147 5500