We had some outstanding takeout from Mezza in Westwood. They had an excellent deal of 20% off. It was well worth the hour and 15 minute round trip. We dined al fresco again on our newly expanded deck. It was a little cooler this time. We were very fortunate that someone cancelled last week and our contractor was able to expand our deck from 10x20 to 14x25 before the lockdown. We would have had to wait over a month before the upcoming lockdown. At least this gives Mrs. P time to organize and add plants and trees. What a difference a few extra feet mean.
We enjoyed sautéed branzino with tomatoes, spinach, capers, olives, fingerling potatoes, sherry wine and lemon; excellent house made pappardelle with a ton of braised short rib ragu, zucchini, carrots, eggplant, and oyster mushrooms; grilled octopus salad with baby arugula, fennel, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, and mint labne; Moroccan cigars filled with braised short ribs wrapped in crispy phyllo dough and herb infused tahini; and baba ghanoush. It all went great with an awesome Le Plan Cotes Du Rhone.
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