Faz

Not the Fonz…

Faz!

While home, Kyle and I made more headway with the wedding planning, including research for our rehearsal dinner. 

FAZ is a cute Mediterranean restaurant with amazing food, classy ambiance, open atmosphere, and YES, those are trees inside!  Anything green gets the thumbs up from this girl hippie.

After we checked out the space, they treated us to dinner.  Fabulous!

We started with brick oven flat bread and rosemary foccacia fresh from the oven.  It was warm, fluffy and heavenly.  Kyle dipped his in the seasoned oil & vinegar with parmesan sprinkled in it.

Then we each got a salad.  Mine (on the left) was the Garden Greens salad with organic baby greens, cucumber, tomato and red onion with a pomegranate vinaigrette.  Kyle’s (on the right) was the Iceberg Lettuce Wedge salad with gorgonzola dressing, toy box tomatoes, bacon crisps and a hard boiled egg.  Both were excellent.

For my main course I got the Mediterranean Combination Platter.  This included Babaghanoush, Tabouleh, Grape Leaf Dolmas, Hummus, Imported Olives Marinated in Zest and Herbs with Marinated Tomatoes and Feta. 

It’s hard to tell how big this was from the photo, but suffice it to say, there were leftovers for meals and meals after I had stuffed myself to the brim.  I can’t even describe how awesome the Babaghanoush was.  I think I was meant to live in the Mediterranean.  Clearly, I have a bit of a hummus addiction, so it’s not surprising that Faz’ fresh made hummus rocked my world, but it was the Babaganoush that stole the show.  Hands down, it was my fave part of the platter.  The richness and creamy yet chunky and hearty texture was out. of. control. good.

Kyle ordered the Duck special with Basmati rice and Green Beans.

Not too shabby looking, if I do say so myself.  And there was nary a grain of rice left when he was finished, so it seems he enjoyed the meal. 

I know they were probably going above and beyond to impress us, but the service was impeccable.  Everything came out so promptly and tasted so fresh.  T’was perfection.  Can’t wait for this place to host the second-best-day-of-my-life (assuming our actual wedding day takes the #1 spot of course)!

Of course I took the copious amount of leftovers home…plus a TON of extra flat bread. 

Dear Faz, I love you!  The following day, I snack-faced from AM to PM ‘til my red-eye flight…

Picture this times 10.  There were a few (ahem, very few) non-Mediterranean eats, too.

     Apples with cinn.             Voskos greek yog.             TJ’s granola.

If you haven’t tried Trader Joe’s Granola & the 3 Berries, go on and ‘git some.  The cute name is only one of the many many reasons it’s super awesome.

It was hard to believe this granola wasn’t home-made it was so crunchy with a subtle sweetness and delish berry flavor flaaaave…I tossed it in greek yog and added in some fresh bloobs.

When you find the winning combo…don’t let it get away

In between bowls of granola, plates of hummus, and cups of tea, I putzed around the casa, took the doggies for a walk, watched season 1 of True Blood, and did more wedding shenanigans.  How cute is Kona lounging in the background?  I wore those puppies OUT!

I was hardly hungry before leaving for my flight, but I knew I should eat at home or I’d be paying $50 for an apple at the airport.  Salad with beets and orange slices.  Leftover grilled veggies.  Juicy purple tomatoes. 

There was some drank involved too.  This Cab was nearly older than I!

As you can imagine, the flight back to NYC was less than stellar.  Nothing like being greeted with 20 degree weather.  Awesome. 

PS  Feel free to check out my guest post on my second cousin Patti’s site Worth the Whisk.

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