Dinner w J&A, and M's first restaurant dinner. Excellent service from hosts & servers.
Warm Marinated Olives - o.k. good sized serving.
Fish Soup - nice light.
*Manila Clams, Green Garlic Cream, Tasso Ham and Grilled Bread - good flavors, well balanced, the ham was particularly tasty.
*Fried Asparagus and Romesco - simple but very good. The fried coating was crispy and not greasy while the asparagus inside was perfectly cooked.
*Moroccan Vegetable Tagine, Almonds and Lemon Yogurt - my favorite of the night, which was a surprise to me.
Housemade Pappardelle, Nine Hour Bolognese, Spinach and Parmesan - average at best. The pasta was a bit clunky, the texture was a bit tough and the pasta itself doesn't have much flavor. At least they didn't err on the overcooked too soft side. Compared to the quality of the pastas at Italian specialists this dish fell flat for us. The meat in the bolognese had the proper long cooked consistency, but the sauce needed something to punch it up, either more acid or a hint of spice.
Grilled Broccoli, Lemon, Anchovy and Breadcrumbs - o.k.
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