Today, ended up having a buffet for lunch and dinner. So for lunch we went to Cafe Zamboni (Via Zamboni, 6). They have a pretty-darn-good all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. Here is my giant plate of food - I was starving! Includes bresola, potatoes, arugula, chicken in tomato sauce, saffron risotto (really more like rice), veggie fritters, breaded veggies (I feel extremely unhealthy typing this right now), etc... For dessert, pear torta.
Quick snack with some bread, mozzarella, and tomato sauce from the pasta I made a few nights ago.
We then went to MAMbo (il Museo dell'Arte Moderna, Bologna) that the interns from ECCo took us to where we saw some some cool art (well, not according to everyone, but you know, can't win them all...). Then had aperitivi (and as it turned out, dinner) at the very hip, to-see-and-be-seen restaurant attached to the museum (Via Don Minzoni, 14). This place is really cool, and packed, and also a great deal. You buy any drink (as low as 2 Euros) and get unlimited access to their delicious apertivi buffet which had some really delicious food. The only issue is they only have these tiny cups to hold the food in, but as long as you get enough, it's great for dinner. They just kept bringing more and more delicious food. Here is some tasty polenta they had, as well as pasta with ragu, and a really good chickpea and lentil dish. They also had pizza, pesto pasta, tortas, chicken wings, etc... I'm definitely coming back here, and its only a few blocks away from where we live.
Here is an interior shot of the place from their website, but imagine it completely packed.