Sunday, April 26, 2015

Gelateria Venchi

N.I. Score: 8.2

Don Nino

N.I. Score: 8.0 

Ristorante Moonshine

N.I. Score: 7.8

Complimentary starter


N.I. Score: 8.2

Tuna Tartare


N.I. Score: 6.4

Anchovies with Burrata [I'm not a fan of anchovies]


N.I. Score: 8.6

Octopus, peas, and pasta cooked in black ink.


N.I. Score: 7.1

Gurnard fillet


N.I. Score: 7.7

Hard candy, whipped cream, and chocolate powder.

Felice a Testaccio

N.I. Score: 8.0

Tonnarelli cacio e pepe

N.I. Score: 7.8

Spaghetti alla Felice

N.I. Score: 7.7

Tiramisu di Felice

Hosteria Dei Numeri Primi

N.I. Score: 7.4

Lightly fried squid

N.I. Score: 7.9

Roman egg noodle with cheese and pepper

N.I. Score: 7.8

Argentinian beef on cabbage

N.I. Score: 7.6

Tiramisu (DIY)

Il Sorpasso

N.I. Score: 8.1

Prosciutto of Wild Ham

N.I. Score: 8.2

Pappardelle with oxtail

Taste of Testaccio Food Tour

Cornetti

Tiramisu

Pizza Margherita

Supplì



 
Pecorino


Parmigiano-Reggiano 


Prosciutto 


Buffalo Mozzarella 


Sicilian Cannolo 


Gelato

Le Sacre Coeur




La Tragantúa

N.I. Score: 7.3

Complimentary dumplings

N.I. Score: 7.8

Squid and Shrimp Skewers

N.I. Score: 7.6

Goat Cheese Salad

N.I. Score: 8.3

Risotto with Mushroom (Boletus Edulis)- Since the terrible experience I had at Purple cafe, I pretty much stayed a mile away from any risotto dishes.  Due to a high number of mentions of this mushroom risotto on TripAdvisor, I decided to give the risotto dish another try.  This dish restored my faith that there is good risotto dishes in the world.  Very rich and creamy.

N.I. Score: 8.0

Cheese Cake

El Club Allard

 
Edible card

Shot of butter fish and white asparagus

Pea's ravioli with Iberian dewlap

Egg and truffle cupcake

Usuzukuri Blossom 

Sea rice- The rice is actually tiny slices of octopus.

Onion Soup 

Sea bass with rhubarb chutney 

Wagyu "picanha"- I got a bit excited and forgot to take a picture before eating. 

Hibiscus flower and Pisco Sour 

Petals

Chocolate rocks

Blackboard

La Era Restaurante

N.I. Score: 8.6

I was asking what this bread was and my server misunderstood and gave it to me.  Turns out this was an excellent mistake.  I don't think I've had better starter bread at a restaurant.  This raisin bread [that I usually won't get] surprised me.  It was near-crispy on the outside, and near-doughy on the inside.  The raisin provides a hint of sweetness.  It was served warm.  I wanted 10 of those but had to reluctantly restrain myself to save room for the main courses.  I wasn't even going to take a picture [you can see my bite at the top] but this was incredible bread.

N.I. Score: 7.4

Regular, less impressive bread.  Still had that crispy + soft.

N.I. Score: 7.6

Tomato bread.

N.I. Score: 7.8

Complimentary shot of soup.  Served way too hot.

N.I. Score: 8.8

Vieiras a la plancha con cigalas y miel de sus cabezas-
I have had many scallop dishes.  What usually happens is that they are cooked well [as in timing/heat/texture], but lacking in flavor or has a sauce that clashes.  This dish, with honey, two sauces [sweet and salty], combines excellently with the scallops.  The flaky crumbs on top of the scallop adds additional texture.  The crayfish/lobster was cooked just right as well and adds substance to this dish.


N.I. Score: 7.9

Merluza de pincho escaldada con su piel artesanal, jugo de
setas y salteado de ajetes, zanahorias y shimeji- Hake padded with mushrooms, with a flaky skin on top.

 N.I. Score: 8.1

Terrina de Foie Micuit al torchón con confitura de zanahorias,
gelée de Castadiva y uvas al vino tinto- A Foie gras "steak" with grapes.  Very rich.


 N.I. Score: 8.1

A lemon sorbet/crystal type palate cleanser.

 N.I. Score: 8.5

A semi-sweet vanilla ice-cream with chocolate souffle.  Nice touch with raspberry syrup clef note.


 N.I. Score: 7.3

Thin wafer.

I don't generally comment on value, but all this + wine pairing was 57 euros tax incl.  I don't know where I can find value like this in the US.  Amazing.