Cesarina, San Diego
Patrick Money, chef
Price: $28.50
Cozy and contemporary are the buzzwords at Cesarina, a newly opened Italian-inspired trattoria-style eatery in San Diego. The tableware, rustic and bright, is part of the ambience, and hammered copper pots are pretty enough for a place at the table, too. That’s how porcini, gamberi e tartufo is presented, and waiting under the pot’s lid are fat shrimp surrounded by pillowy housemade gnocchi, porcini mushrooms, pepperoncino, fresh parsley, a touch of cream and shaved truffle.