"Keep Peninsula in your back pocket for the big “P”—proposal night. The moody scene, the flickering tea lights, the hushed tones in close quarters scream (in its best inside voice), “I’m going to ask you to spend the rest of your life with me, and saying no will shred any ounce of dignity I have.” But before you pop the question, there will be chili and blackberry gin and tonics and inventive Spanish small plates like Iberico presa and Spanish tortilla with roe and creme fraiche. These are plates that tend to linger in the memory banks. Before you know it, Peninsula won’t just be the place you popped the question, but the anniversary meal you look forward to every year." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, ann walczak