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| - Monday afternoon in autumn... the leaves are falling and clinging to my shoes as I walked through that park at the corner of 17th and 8th...
Borgo Trattoria sits like a forgotten birthday present tucked behind the trees of fall.
Lovely and bright, the tile and open interior is so very inviting.
We chose a booth; which are so soft in comfort and nice table spacing... elbows allowed.
The place mat seemed to be the selections at hand, throwing me off a bit...and so, as my lunch partner and I perused the "menu" I realized that it's quite different than what I am used to... to me, immediately, it seemed that it was meant to be ordered in tandem.
So... wow... away we went...
Fennel and radish with a beautifully flavoured olive oil jar.
Ciabatta bread and balsalmic with oil
Two giant prawns with a grilled hunk of lemon and a sprig of rosemarry
Two Risotto balls,
sauted calamari in olive and tomato,
A cheese platter
A cold cut platter
Every item, was fresh and tidy. Presented in such artistry, and really besides being beautiful to eat, really was a wonderful thing to experience. Everything was served on olive wood cutting boards and rustic ceramics... with a tinge of glass and oil.
between the two of us, we difted bits of meat and cheese (5 of each...hmmm, I wonder if I remember...) on to our plates...
Fontina
Asiago
Gorgonzola
Soft Brie like cheese... made me think of Port Salut
completely forgot the other... excellent
Mortadella
Prosciutto
Speck
Calabrese w/pepper corns
and a soft salami... can't remember...
Anyway... the point here is that the place is marvelous... it's perfect for a date, for friends hangin out... very hands on... and well; EXCELLENT. $69.00 for the two of us.
Never having been to Europe, I can only imagine that some northern Italian border town has a place just like this, and really, really... so worth the trip.
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