Thanks to my former colleague who works as a chef here, I had the pleasure of savoring their ""extravaganza"" meal. It started with an appetizer of burrata cheese atop caramelized radicchio, drizzled with aged balsamic. I had nothing like it before; it was a nice change from the predictable caprese. Then came the pastas- ravioli filled with figs and potatoes in brown butter sage sauce are so heavenly and luscious no frilly adjectives would do them justice. Then the tagliatelli with a generous fluttering of black truffles, shaved tableside by Alberto, the amiable, incredibly talented executive chef. If that weren't satisfying enough, the meal progressed with a tender-crisp roasted quail, and ended on a perfect note with three little profiteroles.
Everything was so delicious and perfect! I told my friend I could die happy that night, and that the meal will forever change the way I think about Italian food.
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