It's always a pleasure to indulge in an evening of wine and pasta. I can rarely go for long without my default carbs. Off we went to Bar Cicheti for dinner. The man had never been here, and I was eager to rectify his horrid food experience at Cicheti on Kandahar Street.
We ordered starters, so we didn't go crazy on the pasta. Just three modest starter portions sufficed. We made it to dessert. There was the burratina, which didn't have its flavors tweaked and remained average, but the cheese was pretty decent. Also had the appetizer of slow-braised Spanish octopus that was nicely spiced. Of course the man had to have the braised beef tongue with tuna salsa and onion marmalade.
Tried the ten-hour braised grass-fed beef cheek with agnolotti, fondo bruno and parmigiana. The little cute pockets of meat in a starter portion were more than sufficient for us to share. This was very manageable. Then came the tagliolini nero with Hokkaido scallops, Indonesian squid, Japanese uni, parsley and bisque reduction. I had to have the cacio e pepe. Hehehe.
The man was glad to have dinner and lights drinks before another 10pm conference call. He totally enjoyed Bar Cicheti. He definitely prefers this restaurant (location) and its kitchen to Cicheti's. It was perfect that L was able to come eat too. We've missed her and it was lovely to sit down to another unhurried dinner (that she didn't have to cook). Totally justified having a bottle of wine. Hahaha. A glass of easy bubbly was perfect to start the evening, followed by a bottle of barolo.
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