So, the next night, we saw JP & MG again, as well as T-Bird and her man, T. We all got together at Da Ciro Ristorante, a place where T and T-Bird are frequent diners and are well-known. I started with a glass of prosecco, and almost everyone else has a yummy glass of red. Before we were seated, we nibbled on some olives that were beautifully arranged in bowls on the small bar. Then they brought out the famous foccacia robiola. Good God! Ridiculously good. I'm shaking my head with solemnity even as I type this.
Dinner was also excellent. I had the home made tagliolini con gamberetti -- pasta with shrimp, arugola, and tomatoes. Exactly what I was in the mood for. I've been jonesing for some arugola in my pasta since our trip to Italy this past summer. M had the veal special and loved it, too. the only other person's meal that I recall was T-Bird's. She ordered the whole fish special, and when the server brought it out, he actually "carved" it for her at the table!
That's the other thing, the servers were all very friendly and fun, but without being too much so. Finally, we finished with the tiramisu.
A fantastic evening!
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
NYC -- Tabla
So as I mentioned in the previous entry, M and I went to NYC last week. He went for work and I went for play. We got to see good friends (& family), eat well, and even see Wicked (because God knows you couldn't get tickets to the Denver shows!!!)
JP and MG took M and I out for dinner the night we flew in to Tabla, an exceptional restaurant that is fine dining with an Indian flare. Downstairs is the Bread Bar, which is more casual, but still very good (so I'm told). We dined in the swankier upstairs dining room, and after much deliberation, decided to go for the Fall Tasting Menu with wine pairings. We were not disappointed. Here's the problem, though. I don't exactly remember the different dishes and the menu isn't up on their website yet. I know it seems like a cop-out, but I know I enjoyed absolutely everything. The naan bread was spectacular, there was a great lobster dish, some red snapper thing that rocked... Sorry-- I just can't remember!
Perhaps I'm having such difficulty recollecting this because of all the wine! I don't exactly remember those either, but they were great, too. We weren't even buzzed, though. In fact, we were bragging about our high-altitude-iness and whatnot. Oh well, I'll bug M to see if he can remember a little more and maybe add an update to this entry later.
E.O.D. Bathroom Rating: I know I used the bathroom, because I remember it was downstairs in the Bread Bar area. I remember it was nice but small (like so much in NYC) and that the Indian music was really cranked up in there. 3.5 out of 5 flushes.
JP and MG took M and I out for dinner the night we flew in to Tabla, an exceptional restaurant that is fine dining with an Indian flare. Downstairs is the Bread Bar, which is more casual, but still very good (so I'm told). We dined in the swankier upstairs dining room, and after much deliberation, decided to go for the Fall Tasting Menu with wine pairings. We were not disappointed. Here's the problem, though. I don't exactly remember the different dishes and the menu isn't up on their website yet. I know it seems like a cop-out, but I know I enjoyed absolutely everything. The naan bread was spectacular, there was a great lobster dish, some red snapper thing that rocked... Sorry-- I just can't remember!
Perhaps I'm having such difficulty recollecting this because of all the wine! I don't exactly remember those either, but they were great, too. We weren't even buzzed, though. In fact, we were bragging about our high-altitude-iness and whatnot. Oh well, I'll bug M to see if he can remember a little more and maybe add an update to this entry later.
E.O.D. Bathroom Rating: I know I used the bathroom, because I remember it was downstairs in the Bread Bar area. I remember it was nice but small (like so much in NYC) and that the Indian music was really cranked up in there. 3.5 out of 5 flushes.
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