It was a beautiful evening for our second Dishcrawl in downtown Los Gatos. We started our journey at Restaurant James Randall. The interior of the restaurant is lovely, using reclaimed items to their best advantage. The night was off to a good start with special $8 drinks. I tried the Lemon Drop made with spicy Thai-Chili infused vodka. It was the most delicious thing ever! Amy was kind enough to give me tips about infusing vodka with chilies, so that is my next adventure in infusions. Then the food arrived! The gnocchi was meltingly tender and the meatball finished with a surprising burst of spice. But the dish that got everyone talking was the Brussels Sprouts. Yes, Brussels Sprouts! Ross, the chef told me the secret-he roasts them until soft then he deep-fries them!

The WoW! Truck’s Chefs Tim and Ronnie used the James Randall kitchen to prep some food, which gave us more time to enjoy another drink (!) while we savored the Longanisa tamale. The masa was so light it almost floated off my fork and the sweet sausage was the perfect match.

Rootstock was our next stop. There is something comforting about being surrounded by bottles of wine and I certainly wasn’t disappointed here. The food was not disappointing either! The baked egg was a perfect consistency to eat with crispy toast. The crostini with ricotta and the salad were equally delicious. Ryan made sure we were all happy and plenty of wine flowed.

The last stop was Forbes Mill Steakhouse. Darin provided Kobe Beef skewers that were so tender and juicy we couldn’t get enough. But we had to save room for the flourless chocolate cake and the passion fruit cheesecake. Both were decadent, and I saw people alternating between bites of dessert and skewers!
It was an awesome night and everyone went home full and happy.

Join us for the next Dishcrawl LG on Sunday 3/4! ☺ You can become a local and join at http://dishcrawl.com/losgatos.

Til we dine next time. ☺

julie