Restaurant Week- part 2

I know you've all been waiting with rapt anticipation for the next chapter of my Restaurant Week dining, so here goes:
I went to two on Wednesday. For lunch, I went to Anthony's Pier 4, where I've been many times, but never for a weekday lunch. One plus for Anthony's is that in lieu of bread, they bring you hot popovers, which are crispy on the outside and hollow on the inside and make the butter all melty. Just that would have been enough to get me over the shame of having just said to the host, "Uh, I have a reservation for...uh, one. It's under 'Collin'".
I started out with a classic, the clam chowder. It was good, but not worth discussing. For an entree, I had the Seafood Newburg- it was shrimp and scallops in a lobster sauce served inside a filo puffed pastry shell. The presentation was kind of boring (see first picture), but it was tasty.

The dessert was the best part- it had a tartufo center surrounded by chocolate gelato with caramelized hazelnuts topped with cocoa powder- (see picture 2). Too bad it was so small.

The only downside to the trip was that the elderly waiter kept forgetting what I had ordered for each course. I still tipped 20%, though.

For dinner, my paisan Bill and I went to Grotto in Beacon Hill. It was very small, very loud and very basement-y, but they still pulled it off. My appetizer was mussels with heirloom tomatoes- they were even nice enough to serve it with that tiny shellfish fork that I had to struggle not to steal.
My entree was the best part- apple stuffed duck breast with black truffles, dried cherries and parmesan potatoes. I've never liked duck before, but this was fantastic. You can see a creepy dark horror-movie version of it if you look at picture #3.

Bill went with a classic stand-by, the chicken parm. Picture #4 shows him waiting patiently by his plate while I struggle to make my phone's camera adjust to the low lighting.

Dessert was a warm banana bread pudding (that is, the British style of "a pudding", as opposed to the Bill Cosby American "pudding") with caramel ice cream and glazed walnuts.
After the pitcher of sangria and the gratuity, our whole bill came to $109, but we both agreed it was money well spent.
Next up is Friday's trip to Azure with the aforementioned Bill. Please find a way to stay patient until that next chapter.