Our first dinner at La Strada after they were reborn. The server had brought out a tray of specials plentiful enough that it would have formed the entire menu of small restaurants. Needless to say, we were overwhelmed. Most of them sounded good like the Culatello ham which I would love to have again. And expensive.
Started with burrata accompanied by prosciutto, bird's eye peas and a hint of mint. Creamy and refreshing start punctuated by the aroma of their olive oil.
There's no bread gratis at La Strada. It has to be ordered. This olive and tomato focaccia tasted like it was made after we ordered it. Tasted like freshness from the oven with juicy tomatoes, olive oil, olives and fragrant bits of crusty cheese.
Parmigiano Reggiano risotto with morels. The morels had less flavour than I was hoping for but the risotto was rich from the cheese and lashings of olive oil.
We yielded to the specials and got a tagliolini with shaven black truffles. The pasta was done with a chicken stock and butter reduction. Fucking awesome. The flavour of the chicken from the stock paired so nicely with the earthy truffles.
Their lamb with pistachio crust didn't look like what I had imagined. The server convinced us that there was nothing but the pistachio crust and probably some salt and pepper that flavoured the meat. I'm sure there were other flavour components in it. It's not bad, but not outstanding.
I like their "juicy" limoncello tiramisu. But then I've already mentioned that previously.
Affogato's pretty good as well. The espresso was a doppio with hazelnut gelato. Now that Senso's no longer around, this could be the next best one until someplace else convinces us otherwise.
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