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NOCA has become my most favorite dining experience in the valley to date. The food, the setting, the service-- all of it is an experience that I keep telling my friends they "have to go, you are missing out!" I even offered to babysit for the friends with kids, I am pimping noca out.
The Berkshire pork belly confit was no longer just something I heard talked about on Top Chef, but my appetizer at noca. Everyone I know MUST try the Hot Buttered Lobster Roll as well. The Buratta (Italian cured meats and very special homemade mozzarella) was a dream come true. These were just the appetizers, people.
Pastas: The Rigatoni was good but the Conchiglie, little pasta shells with pesto and pine nuts was so rich and beautiful, I felt guilty for eating it, like it was sinful or illegal.
Proteins: The table loved the Berkshire pork tenderloin, but I personally had a love affair with the Wild Stripe Bass, mostly b/c I wasn't expecting it to be so amazing, it caught me off guard. The Prime Skirt Steak was equally as lovely.
We even ate dessert, seriously. The donuts made me smile, the salted caramel ice cream sandwich was not really my thing but of course still good. The dessert that you MUST try is the chocolate pudding cake with the banana ice cream- I don't know how that cake was made but it was made for me and I am okay with sharing it with you.
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