When I was in San Jose a couple weeks ago, I stayed at the Sainte Claire Hotel, and there is a wonderful restaurant called Il Fornaio Cucina Italiana in the ground floor of the hotel. Mom and I went there for some appetizers and a glass of wine one evening, and the bruschetta was delightful. I couldn't tell you the exact details, but there was lovely grilled bread, roasted vegetables, goat cheese, and a drizzle of syrupy balsamic vinegar.
The other night I had some leftover rustic bread, so I decided to try my hand at bruschetta. I grilled the bread on the panini press and topped it with roasted red pepper, grape tomatoes, eggplant, sauteed mushrooms, and arugula, lightly spreading some roasted garlic on several pieces of bread before topping. I added goat cheese to some, but not all, and drizzled some reduced balsamic vinegar over the top. It was delicious, and brought back pleasant memories of dining at Il Fornaio, and the weekend spent with family and friends in San Jose.
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