September 10th 2023: Brunch and Dessert in Worcester, Dinner in Westborough

 For brunch today, we decided to check out The Mercantile in Worcester, which I visited once in the recent past for a company function. This time around, we sat on the rooftop area.

 

We got the Fried Rice Bowl (fried jasmine rice, avocado, sunny egg, honey-sriracha, fried kale),

the Tempura Cauliflower (tahini hot sauce, lemon, cucumber)

and the Chinese Egg Tart (sweet egg custard, lemon curd, berries).

The egg tart was terrible, but thankfully, the fried rice sort of made up for it.

For dessert, we stopped by Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream nearby, which apparently has a few locations all over America. 

Interesting way of making ice cream,

of which we got the Pineapple flavor.

Interesting texture too.

For dinner, we went to Tavolino in Westborough, which I have been to once a long time ago. This time around, we got the Melanzana (fried eggplant, spinach, garlic, feta, mozzarella and marinara) and Mediterranean Pasta (with artichokes, tomatoes, spinach, pepperoncini, kalamata olives and feta, served over penne with a white wine, lemon and herb sauce).

I have to say the pizza was pretty good, especially the crispy eggplant pieces.