The Travel Monologues

I’m still waiting for photos from Grad Night @ Olivia’s so until then, I can’t blog about it. I promise that will be the first thing I’ll put up once I get my hands on them. It was a fun time though, with a smashing after-party at 909 where we christened one of our fellow seniors Mr. Puke. More on that later.

Though this has been a while, I still think The Heights Cafe & Grill is one of Ithaca’s gems. I had this with C last Valentine’s Day and it was one of the better restaurants I had in Ithaca so far.

Beautiful appetizers. I can’t remember what it is though, but it was really really good. Oh hell, who cares if I can’t remember what it is. Don’t the pictures say it all?

I think this is a roasted half ducking but I can’t be sure.  According to C, the thigh was overcooked, but the other half was just nice. But the skin was crispy and that burst of duck oil is just to die for.

I love my veal porterhouse with sea scallops and beggars purse. The beggars purse was a bit too rich with the meaty veal, but I liked how the scallops balances out the richness. The veal was cooked nicely, and really, what else could you complain about a perfectly-cooked huge chunk of veal?

So all in all, a nice 1.4 thumbs/2 thumbs up.