Things have been a bit slow around the hotel these days, with the holiday over and all but the kitchen has been buzzing! Getting closer to our goal of having our full dinner menu available, we have been offering our customers 4 of our house made desserts. As a chef I am very excited as not having a full menu is kinda like going to the prom alone and it means that a day off is (finally) in sight. Opening a from scratch restaurant is trying enough, opening one with 5 different menu’s in addition to catering and special event menu’s is alot to wrap your hands around.
Our current dessert offerings are the following;
- Triple chocolate mousse with Florentine crisp and Guittard chocolate sauce.
- Creme brulee
- Raspberry and lemon mousse with fresh raspberries
- Haagen Dazs Vanilla ice cream in a handmade Florentine bowl.
We are working on our 5th and final dessert (for now) and we will begin the coming week with our appetizers. Thanks again for your continued support and patience while we make the Glass Door San Diego’s best local restaurant and I try and figure out how not to delete your kind comments 
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Best,
chefRob
ps – If you have a iPhone or an iTouch I just updated the blog so now it loads and looks like an iPhone application…hooray!!! So now go and check it out…
lets see if my wordpress upgrade worked…
so after updating wordpress (the platform this blog is built on) and changing the way comments are left I think I may have solved the problem.
This blog received over 6,000 spam blog comments in 5 months, so I hope this latest update will allow those who want to post comments to do so (without me deleting them) and to block the spammers and their automated comment bots..
best..chefRob
I’ve been watching you come along with your new restaurant. Everything seems to be coming together. The desserts look great as do you other pictured plates. Can’t wait for our next visit to San Diego. Best of luck.
Jackie,
Thanks for dropping me a line, I am glad that your comment wasn’t deleted by the blog software when I approved it!
We are getting our full menu in place this week and should have something back from the printer by this time next week.
Additionally, our grand opening for the hotel, restaurant and roof top deck sometime in October. When you come back this way please stop by and say hi.
Best…chefRob
Rob! I’ve been trying to keep myself updated while abroad and checking in on your blog every now and then. Finally desserts! I’m going to have to try all of them! Save me a spot at the bar for when I get back! It’ll definitely be my first stop off the plane so be ready for my apetite. Glad to hear everything is going well Congrats!
T!
Glad to hear ur checking out the blog to keep “in the know” about what is going on here. Have ur space saved and ur desserts waiting your arrival…
Hows things in Espana????
What’s up with the rooftop garden, will Porto Vista have a
rooftop public space, with drinks and meals plus keeping the
fresh produce? Love the mix, to literally see the food
growing that your eating. Great Concept!!! Had Lunch there this week, always a pleasure, the best crab cakes in San Diego. Are you growing Wine on the Roof??? Why not have a sunset view with the vines, the garden, and don’t forget the Menu… All the BEST, Gregory Hart…
World Traveler
Gregory,
Thanks for the comment and I have answers for you.
The rooftop will be opening this Friday night for the Memorial Day weekend. 5 pm to 10 pm on Friday, 3 pm to 10 pm Saturday and Sunday. We are going to test the waters and see how things go this weekend. The rooftop will also be open for the Taste of Little Italy, on Wednesday 27 May. We will be serving our dish and a Soju cocktail up there along with having a cash bar for those who wish to hang out a bit.
Small food offerings for this weekend, we are planning on building a rooftop kitchen to handle the guests who decide to join us once we are open and for any special events that come around. There are also some recurring events scheduled for the summer on the roof, more information when I have it.
The herb garden is about complete. I have to plant 5 of the planters and we should be good to go for the summer. Those vines on the roof are not grapes, but that is a great idea that I am going to mention to those who can make the decision, I love it!
Glad you love the crab cakes, I do not think you are alone…;)
If you are around this weekend, stop by and introduce yourself. I am (usually) running around but always have the time to talk to one of our locals, especially when you stop by the blog too.
If you have any other questions please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get back to you.
Best,
chefRob