"In my mind Libretto is a place for pizza, because hello its delicious there. But this past Saturday I was reminded its also a great place for a late afternoon snack and cocktail combo. \n\nMy partner and I were on our way back home in the West End after an matinee theatre performance, getting hangry but also feeling in a celebratory mood. What I'm saying is, a bandaid solution of chips or chocolate was not going to cut it. It was a weird time for restaurants though - that limbo between 3:30 pm and 5 pm when a lot of places aren't open. But then I remembered that Libretto is always open in that weird window! And not just open, but still bustling enough to provide a bit of atmosphere. \n\nWe decided on a set of matching cocktails called Up in the Air (bourbon, amaro, aperol, lemon) and two starters: \n\n1) Burrata with celery, canellini beans, pistachios, capers, chili, mint, lemon\n2) Arancini with smoked scamorza, stracciatella,fresh pea puree, crema fresca, fennel, mint, parsley\n\nWe also opted for a small basket of bread with oil and vinegar. The rosemary bread here is a weakness of mine. \n\nIt was everything I wanted. The burrata was fresh and buttery and its accompaniment was light and crisp but with some good protein from the beans. And you can't truly remedy hanger without fried rice and cheese balls, so the arancini was a forgone conclusion that lived up to its delicious destiny. \n\nAlso just want to give a shout out to the service staff. They are always super attentive and without pestering. And our server on this occasion was, without any specifics to point to, just generally very sweet."^^ . . . "2016-10-13T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . . "0"^^ . "5"^^ . "1"^^ .