Dessert Monday - Villa Capri's Triple Threat

This past week I had the great pleasure to visit Villa Capri (in Poway, CA) for dinner.  The food was excellent and the restaurant itself charming with attentive and pleasant staff.  But that is not why you are reading this... you are interested in the desserts.

I understand, it is Monday and you have nothing to look forward to except a week of wearying work and maybe if you're lucky some chocolate.

Well, if you happen to be in the Poway area I would highly recommend stopping in at the local Italian restaurant, Villa Capri.  If you happen by at an off time for a meal or simply don't have enough time for lunch or dinner.  At the very least consider staying for a quick dessert.

I will give you three reasons why you ought to.

1. The Cheesecake

It's excellent cheesecake.  It's the typical melt in your mouth creamy taste you know you want to stop for.  Covered in a raspberry sauce that's just perfect.


2. The Budino - A Bread Pudding

Not only is this excellent dessert something new and exciting, it also just so happens to be the Chef's signature dessert.  I have found that you always want to try the chef's signature dish.  They are food experts and if a dish is their best, it's probably fantastic.  And it was.  Rich and moist, I couldn't stop eating it even though I was stuffed.  It was just that good.


3. The Tiramisu

Not only is it tiramisu (and let's be honest, for me that's enough) it's an incredible tiramisu.  It is the recipe of someone's loving grandmother and you know those are the best kind.  Light and airy and the perfect amount of rich, creamy flavor, you won't even want the recipe, because you will know that you wouldn't be able to to recreate the perfection you are tasting.

It's Monday, go on, treat yourself to a dessert.

Now the only problem you'll have it figuring out which one to eat now and how to get the rest of these desserts home for enjoying later.

Safe travels,
The Madder Hatter