Mambo Italiano at Cafe Berry

Miki and Berry were hard at work in the kitchen this weekend, crafting homemade spinach gnocchi, and serving a happy dinner crowd including Miwa, Kevin K and Cafe Drake. End of summer cocktails kicked off things right - a cooling peach and booze concoction - quickly followed by an assortment of bruschetta (tomato and basil, smoked salmon and cream cheese, and in a Japanese nod, potato salad) and fresh fruit. The aforementioned pasta was lighter than air, green fluffy clouds of goodness topped with sauteed tomatoes and garlic and plated alongside garlicky pan-fried chicken. Delicious nut and apricot-filled cookies and plenty of wine (red, white and rose) made for yet another of many memorable evenings at Cafe Berry.