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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Il Fornaio-Casual Elegance

The culinary journey of Linda and Mike L. McColgan continues at Il Fornaio in San Francisco. Located next to the headquarters of blue jean giant Levi Strauss, Il Fornaio offers casual authentic Italian food in an elegant setting.

Reservations are recommended and private rooms are available for parties or special business events. The patio is a great place to have lunch or dinner and is a soothing place next to the cascading Levi Plaza waterfalls.

Linda and I highly recommend the happy hour from 4-6 every day. For $5.00 you can enjoy the wood-fired pizzas and drinks in the intimate bar area. If you are still hungry, you can order one the many fresh made pastas, bread and meats cooked in the open modern kitchen.

From the web site, "Our menus are developed collectively by the company's two-dozen Italian chef-partners and are based on authentic Italian recipes. Emphasis is placed on simple, fresh ingredients and Italian cooking methods. Rotisseries are used for variety of preparations. Pizzas are baked in a wood-fired oven. Fresh pastas are made in-house daily and our dried pastas are imported from Italy. All meals are complemented by a selection of hand-made breads baked according to traditional methods.
Served at every Il Fornaio restaurant, the core lunch and dinner menus include a selection of antipasti, soups, salads, wood-fired pizza, house made pastas, grilled and rotisserie roasted meats and a wide variety of desserts." 

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