Abbicci's last supper

[mik3cap]

A week and a half ago my bosses took me and three other co-workers out for dinner at Abbicci, an amazing restaurant right up the street from me. Turned out that this was their last dinner before major renovations that will be taking place over the coming 4 plus months (raising the building off its foundation, pouring a good one and making a basement, and adding an addition to the first and second floors). It was also one of their wine pairing meals - 7 courses with 7 wines from the Piedmont region of Italy... they even had the actual vintners from Italy eating with us! It was an amazing experience.


Duck liver & foie gras crostini
Scarzello, Dolcetto d'Alba 2003

Venison carpaccio, white truffle oil, baby arugala & fried beet chips
Fattoria San Giuliano, Barbera d'Alba "Fiore di Marcorino" 2003

Risotto with porcini, wine & shallots brodo
Fattoria San Giuliano, Terzo Millennio 2003

Bucatini alla carbonara, speck, pancetta, snow peas & pecorino
Ada Nada, Barbaresco Vigneto Valeirano 2000

Polenta & duck ragu "pasticciata", grana padano & fried sage
Ada Nada, Barbaresco Vigneto Valeirano 2001
(this one smells like a rose, the best)

Beef braised in barolo, roasted buttercup squash puree & turnip fan
Scarzello, Barolo Vigna Merenda 2000

Blood orange sorbet in a bittersweet chocolate tuille, fresh raspberries & raspberry sauce
Ca' dei Mandorli, Brachetto d'Acqui "Le Donne dei Boschi" 2004

Comments

[that-xmas.livejournal.com]

Director of IT Mustard, with the Team Recognition Award in the Fancy Restaurant.

[mikecap.livejournal.com]

Amusingly enough, Thomas and I were bandying about the idea of Data Migration Clue for the upcoming trade show - Center Of Excellence Peacock entered a Duplicate Customer in the Legacy System!

[drama-kween.livejournal.com]

My 'rents lived right in Cummaquid for 10 years and we never went there. WTF???