Italian Dinner and Gelato

We went to our favorite Babbo Bruno's last night for dinner... delicious as usual. We've been going there for such a long time now that the owner/chef will make us things that aren't on the menu, as long as he has the ingredients in his kitchen. Which he usually does. I was in the mood for risotto last night, which wasn't one of the features, but Stefano made it for me, and topped it with grilled scallops. Totally delicious........ I ate just half of it, and the other half is sitting in the fridge waiting for me.

We didn't have dessert there last night, because we wanted to find a fairly new gelato shop that opened up close by. We drove down the road a bit, and within ten minutes or so, we found it. Wonderfully decorated, sparkling-clean little shop, and all they sell are specialty coffees and homemade gelato. They had a beautiful display of about thirty choices of gelato. I tried the pineapple and the chocolate.... two flavors in the smallest serving-cup they had (the kiddie size). Absolutely delicious. Not to mention convenient, being so close to Babbo Bruno's. They have delicious desserts at Stefano's restaurant, but they're very rich, and if you're not splitting them with someone, you can barely get through one after having dinner.

So this weekend has been filled with Babbo Bruno's, homemade Italian gelato, the downtown Greek festival, and right now, the Astros are trying to win a tied game against the Braves. Does it get any better?