8FFLFOE N DININGNOTES Il Fornaio 520 Cowper St., Palo Alto 650-353-3888 ilfornaio.com Breakfast: Weekdays 7-10:30 a.m.; Sat.-Sun. 8-11 a.m. Brunch: Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lunch & dinner: Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Reservations Credit Cards Alcohol Children Party and banquet facilities Noise level moderate Parking city lots/valet
PENINSULA
Outdoor dining covered patios Corkage $15 unlimited Bathroom excellent Cleanliness
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is classic. Other than behindthe-scenes kitchen upgrades, the dining rooms, garden patio and open-kitchen concept have remained basically unchanged, inviting and stylish since opening. Two weeks each month, Il Fornaio celebrates the cuisine of a different region of Italy, with supplemental menus for both food and wine. Festa Regionale offers constantly changing bills of fare, highlights the regional differences in Italian cuisine and delivers excellent values — more on that later. For starters, the capesante con riso di venere ($13.29) featured a succulent grilled sea scallop with a dash of cayenne on a blackrice salad of fennel, radicchio, parsley and red-wine vinegar, all drizzled with basil olive oil and lemon dressing. The taste balance and visual harmony of the plate was appealing. The Caprese salad ($11.79) was sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and whole basil leaves sprinkled with basil-infused olive oil. Nothing wrong with the attractive plate, but I expected better tomatoes as it was the peak of heirloom tomato season. In this instance, it seemed the kitchen
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