Museum lunch, hotel supper

Pasadena, April 22, 2012—

LUNCH IN THE GARDEN today: a ham and cheese sandwich with a glass of Pinot grigio at the Norton Simon Museum, whose garden remains a delight, and whose Bellini Portrait of a Young Man is one of my favorite paintings.

Then supper at our hotel restaurant: halibut sautéed in butter, with garlicky mashed potatoes and the conventional mix of broccoli, carrot, and cauliflower, fresh from freezer to you. Serviceable.

Pinot grigio

• Soleil at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel, 303 E Cordova Street, Pasadena; 626-449-4000