My psyche is still smarting from an experience at Da Guido Restaurante. Save to say the food was so disappointing and the value-to-prices ratio so low I still gnash my teeth when I think about my night there. It's the reason why I don't go to many Italian restaurants. My thinking is that Italian is a pretty ubiquitous gendre, so if you are going to charge a premium it better be justified. Fortunately, Capo has me craving Italian again.
My meal was 3 courses. It started with some Carpaccio described as Cured Beef Tenderloin, Sicilian Olive Oil, Pickled Eggplants & Watercress Sprout. The main course was a Beef Braised Boneless Short Rib with Asparagus covered in a Truffle Crème Fraiche with a 3 cheese Sardinian Fregol. And the meal concluded with dessert which was the Frutta Fresca consisting of fruits with whipped Mascarpone Cheese.
I really lack the sophistication to enjoy this level of cuisine. What I remember the most is the tenderness of the braised beef. I have never had anything cooked that way in my life. What also stands out is how well the meal finished with the Frutta Fresca. So creamy, so perfect, so right.
I remember enjoying my meal thinking this might be how a caveman would feel had he been transported to the present. The senses are stimulated in ways never before experienced and he doesn't know why nor does he understand anything that is going on. But it's good ...scratch that ... great. So just shut-up and enjoy it. Capo has restored my faith in finding excellent Italian.
9/30