[Palo Alto] Caffe Machiavello- Italian/ Peruvian and the delightful El Tumi

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Hole is now gone, but the plaza of the residential building was oddly quiet.

@bbulkow

On a proximal related note, I ate at Protoge on California Ave last night and wasn’t overly impressed. I have been fighting a cold so my taste buds might have been off, not worth reviewing yet.

I wasn’t too impressed by the few dishes i tried. this was around a month or two after they opened.

[Palo Alto] Protégé

Protégé is the most hyped restaurant that has opened in the Peninsula and Silicon Valley this year because of its French Laundry connection. Run by alums Anthony Secviar and Master Sommelier Dennis Kelly, Protégé got many press mentions months before the restaurant even started construction. I had a meal at their lounge. I had: The ricotta dumpling: Three ricotta dumplings with some beech mushrooom and English peas. Thought the ricotta balls were ok though the buttery sauce helped liven thi…

You want to share some observations there?