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From my first visit, the Fettucine Cinggiale, with wild boar ragu and truffle is still 5 star in my mind. Service, of course, was attentive and felt like home, as always. This time we ate:
(Favourites are starred).
To start:
olive and meat plate; cheese board with jam. If I had to choose, I would get the cheese board.
***Parmigiana in Vetro - a layered parmigiano mousse with roasted eggplant puree and guegino tomato sauce and olive oil. It comes with a crostini and is served in a mason jar. This was one of my favourite dishes. I liked the layers of flavours and texture. Plus, that parmiagiano was FRESH.
I had the arancini again. This time there was a fancier presentation that came with it. Fig and buffala mozzarella were accouterments and nice but honestly, I don't think it's worth $8. $6, yes, but not $8.
Ravioli alla Norma
Eggplant-filled house-made ravioli, cherry pachino tomato sauce with aged baked Italian ricotta. This was good but not GREAT and not as filling as the fettuccine would be. I think this one hit the mark for a lot of us but it was still fresh. You're getting more bang for your buck with the fettucine by far.
***Costole di Manzo al Nero D'Avolo
Slow-roasted short ribs, Nero D'Avolo wine sauce, with roasted shallots and potatoes.
This was DELICIOUS and definitely the winner of our meal that night. The rib was falling off the bone and had a maple syrup taste to it. You could tell a lot of care went into this dish and it showed. Bravo! Bravo! It's a bit pricey at $26 but definitely worth the splurge if you can afford it.
Flan di Cioccolato 7
Warm 70% chocolate cake served with salted caramel mousse and peperoncino
I liked this dessert and I'm a sucker for chocolate, especially because it's all melted in the middle. Mmmmmmm.
***BUT The Cannoli is what I couldn't stop coming back to. Do not leave a tray of cannoli out on the table or I will eat all of them! I had three. Chef Roberto whips sweet ricotta cheese flown in from Sicily. The shell is crunchy and I like the sweetness factor. I don't know anyone else in Toronto who is doing the cannoli thing. Forget gifts for Christmas. Santa needs to bring me some cannoli! And the word "cannoli" is really fun to say five times fast.
DRINK: My favourite drink of the night was the 2010 Moscato d'Asti DOCG. I don't think you can get this at the LCBO. Anyways, it tastes like sparkling champagne and I could have easily drank the whole bottle (I think I almost did!).
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Maialino means "little pig," which is appropriate for what you'll do here. Buon' Appetito!
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