May 27th 2013: Spending Time with My Friend at Home

Today, my friend who came back from China had to go get a phone, and after doing so, we decided to have lunch at the new Italian restaurant that just opened on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, Volturno. This place is a pretty upscale looking bar restaurant with 2 ovens at the back of the restaurant.

For our meal, we decided to get the Arugula Salad (Blue cheese, toasted hazelnuts, arugula),

the Volturno Pizza (San Marzano Tomato Sauce, Buffalo Mozzarella, Arugula, Prosciutto)

and the Gargarnelli (Speck, Radicchio, Great Hill Blue Cheese, Onions) pasta, which my friend even ordered another plate of because it was so delicious.

 

Definitely, this place is one of the nice additions to the city of Worcester.

Later tonight, when we decided it was time for dinner, I decided to head to the town of Grafton nearby to grab some food from Pearl Cafe, a typical Chinese takeout place, ordering the Chardonnay Shrimp (served on spinach and noodles in wine sauce) and the Red Curry Delight (jumbo shrimp, scallops, chicken sauteed with vegetables in curry coconut milk broth).

The curry wasn't too bad, although the chardonnay shrimp was just typical stir fried food. Oh well, what can you expect from a Chinese takeout place anyway. 

With that, a fun Memorial Day weekend ended on a much quieter note. I'm glad I got to spend it with friends though.