In love with Whisk n ladle

I am in love. With Whisk n ladle in downtown La Jolla. I think if I tally the average number of times I went there in the last two months, it'd be about 3 times per week. The desserts, appetizers and cocktails are the best I've ever had in my life. Not all of them, but the ones I like, I luuurrrrveee...

I've already wrote about the panna cotta cake, and it's blah now cuz they have a rotating menu, and it's not due for a reappearance anytime soon.

So I tried the next best option on the menu, the fig crisp, with a salty almond crust, and figs and berries underneath, topped with goat cheese ice cream. I like it, the crust was awesome, and the sourness of the fruits complemented the sweetness of the crust and the ice cream. I think fans of goat cheese should definitely try this.

Went for brunch there the other day too! :D I had two entrees because I am a greedy greedy girl.

The granola pancakes. It comes with fresh syrup with soaked berries. Very fluffy, not too sweet, melts in your mouth. Not sure that I like the idea of the granola tho, I kinda liked the pancakes on its own...


The eggs benedict was disappointing. I hate to badmouth my fav restaurant, but they used their own cured ham instead of canadian bacon, and it was wayyyyy too salty. The spinach was really good tho, but the one at Brockton Villa still remains my favorite.

The servers and hostess and bartender recognize me now. It's kinda embarrassing, cuz I was there the afternoon before with Renee, and they were all like "aww you're here again!" when I walked in the door...

This is the remnants of my London's burning cocktail. It's like the lemonade version of a bloody mary. Packed full with flavor, with a little jalapeno juice, lemon juice, gin, lemongrass extract and stuff. It was my favorite drink before...

my favorite drink called the Keiraroyale! I don't have a pic of it cuz I always thot I had a pic of it, but I'll take it the next time. It came about when I saw tomato juice on the counter, and Jenn and I asked the bartender if he can make a drink with tomato juice. And it was soooo good, it became my staple drink, hence the name. The bartender's gonna put together all the regulars' favorite drink and come up with a menu based on that. Yay, my own cocktail! :) Renee loved it too, so I'm sure it'll be a winner out of all the regulars' drinks. Heh. It has tomato juice, passionfruit, vanilla bean, vodka, lemon juice (they squeeze it fresh) and raspberry.

I'll put up a picture of it soon.

Jenn and I shared the diver scallops appetizer the last time we went, and it was topped with a saffron foam and accompanied by fresh salsa and corn. The scallops were huge, and very lightly seared. The best scallops ever.

She had the heirloom lasagne, which was mediocre.


And the creme brulee, which was equally mediocre. Ha. The sugar coating was waaaayyy too thick for consumption.

A few of the lab peeps went out for lunch. We ended up going to Sbicca, in Del Mar. The seafood paella was the BEST I've ever had, and everyone agreed. The seafood were very very fresh, and the shrimps and scallops were HUGE! I've always thought it is very hard to cook a good paella, because a lot of cooks overcook the seafood, leaving it dry, or overseason the paella, or undercook the paella such that it's hard and dry in your mouth. It's such a complicated dish that a lot of things can go wrong... but this one was perfect. The seafood was soft, well seasoned, cooked perfectly. The sauce was delicious, with a strong seafood taste but not too salty. The best paella I've ever had.

The penne with artichokes, corn, feta cheese, and roma tomatoes was oookay, it'd have been better if I am a big fan of artichokes though..

The lobster bisque sucked, in my opinion. It was way too creamy, and I can't really taste any seafood taste in it, and they didn't add cognac at all.

Last week, the lab peeps went to this place called the Tractor Room in Hillcrest. It's mostly hearty food, and if you like game, you'll love this place. They have a great selection of cocktails too...

The black skillet cornbread was sooooo yummy. Hot, fluffy, sweet and just amazing with the layer of honey on top of it.

The wild boar stew was equally good. The meat was tender and not too dry. Very yummy.

The honey sweet squash was a-okay. But if you like squash, this should be kinda nice.

I've been procrastinating for so long about these food blogs, sorry this post's so long. :)