Saturday, November 27, 2010

Carb Heaven


Though I know I already went on about my love affair with my graduating class, you’re going to have to humor me one more time J This evening, I met up with a few girls at Bertucci’s, home of the best rolls ever.


Seriously, if you’ve never been to Bertucci’s because of the chain-restaurant stigma, you’re missing out. These things are carb heaven- crusty, sweet outsides and perfectly fluffy, doughy, piping-hot insides. Bliss. I had two.

As my entrée, I decided to go with the unlimited soup-and-salad combo. I had two servings of house salad:


And a bowl of Tuscan minestrone soup:


I have to say that I forgot how good Italian salad dressing is. I tend to use simpler dressings like oil and vinegar, humnut sauce or hummus because they have more nutrients and staying power, but every once in awhile the good old-fashioned Kraft stuff is awesome.

It was a fun, casual dinner.



We passed on dessert, so when I got home I had a handful of delicious dark chocolate covered walnuts and a small slice of Amaretto pound cake.


Down to the last 70 pages of Harry Potter. Hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend!

What’s the best bread you’ve ever had?

22 comments:

healthyexposures said...

I am a bread snob too. There is a deli that makes some of the best bread I've had in my life. I used to buy it all the time, but have since stopped since I enjoy making it so much - even if mine can't quite compare just yet ;) The rolls look heavenly. I love crusty outside + chewy inside.
Those chocolate covered walnuts sound awesome - I've ever seen anything fun done with walnnuts before, jealous!

Amanda (Eating Up) said...

Best bread!? Too hard to pick, although I love bread from Le Pain!

Sana said...

I also love the rolls from olive garden. People give chain restaurants too much crap. I try to find the yummie in everything!

Gina said...

Red Lobster's cheesy biscuits are definitely at the top of my list!

Erika @ Health and Happiness in LA said...

Fresh baked multigrain bread made by a family with a little bakery in their house that I bought on a mountain near Interlaken, Switzerland. Also, sourdough rosemary olive bread from the Bakehouse in Bloomington, Indiana. Though I admit with much shame, when I was a kid I loooooved rolls from Golden Corral and breadsticks from Pizza Hut and Fazoli's.

the actor's diet said...

i'm pretty sure the best bread i've ever had was in paris, but that was so long ago i can't remember! too bad i didn't have a food blog back then...

Krystina said...

They DO have the best rolls!

Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter said...

There is something about a really good roll. Yum!

Laura said...

warm sourdough is my favourite

movesnmunchies said...

best bread.... that is SO hard!! i love dough, dense, seedy bread... i had some amazing bread in Florence on a vineyard.. SO GOOD

goodiesgalore said...

Oh and the garlic and oil they send the bread with is heaven!

Nicole said...

I am a sucker for almost any bread that is warm out of the oven. I love Bertucci's, especially after a long day of shopping. (There's one right by my mall)

Megan D said...

I lovelovelove Great Harvest Bread, but my other favorite bread actually comes from a chain restaurant too! Rosemary bread from Macaroni Grill... amazing.

Chelsea said...

I'm not sure what the best bread I've ever had is, but I did have an amazing freshly baked olive bread from an organic bakery last night! Sooo yummy!

I LOVE it when meals come with unlimited salad! We have a restaurant chain here that offers it too and I love it! :D

Meg said...

Mmmm Bertucci's! Such an amazing restaraunt, I love their cheese, seriously haha.

Enjoy your Harry Potter and Sunday!

georgiegoeshealthy.com said...

You are right... Bertucci's rolls are SOO good! I usually end up with a food baby after that restaurant;-)

bigcitylilkitchen said...

<3 Bertucci's!!! Their pizza is so fab, too!!

Julie said...

i bet by the time you read this comment you'll have finished HP haha :) glad you had such a great time with the girls!! That bread does look ULTRA crispy and delicious!

Jenny said...

Oh carbs, how I love thee. Does Banana Bread count? :)

Katy said...

OMG chocolate covered walnuts?! GIMME!!

shannalikebanana said...

Best bread ever? That's so hard! I have to say the homemade jalapeno cheese beer bread I had on T-day rocked my world ;)

greensk8r said...

I made some REALLY good sugar-free zucchini bread in October..Idk if it was THE best, but it was in the top 10 ;)

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