Day 14: Rafael's Restaurant

We woke up today hoping to take a day trip with the rental car we were expecting. Unfortunately, we had a miscommunication and the rental place was out of cars. So, we spent most of the day waiting around for the car to get in.


Finally, the car came in around 7. So we picked up the car, came back to the house for a bit, then headed to Julius. Raf wasn't expecting a whole lot of business because they had just reopened from the winter break, and it was a Tuesday night. To Raf's surprise, they filled up most of the first floor, and that allowed us to have the upstairs to hang out. Not before getting a tour of the nicely appointed restaurant...




Being an ex pizza tosser, Tim decided to make his own pie. We were skeptical at first, but he surprised us with some sweet tossing skills. The hard part was getting into the oven...




Tim enjoyed a smoked salmon, arugala, onion and tomato pizza, while I opted for a thick sliced pepperoni, tomato, and pepper pizza. Both looked and tasted delicious. After the pizza, we hit some Foccacia, which is a big type of sandwich with a light cream cheese, prosciutto, and arugala. Once again, it didn't disappoint. As we reached a state of delirium from the amount of food just consumed, a game of "flip the bottle cap into an espresso cup" emerged and kept us amused for about an hour. Partagas 150's and more sparkling water were on the dessert menu, as well as a home made brownie.





After dinner, I decided to hit the 1's and 2's to work off some of the fantastic food we just ate.


Many props to Rafael for bringing us in to his restaurant and being a gracious host. Dooooooooooooood!