10/17/09 How To Cook A Wolf

i think HTCAW is our new pre-opera fav for dining. we know if we're there at 5 we can be served and make it to the opera house in time for the curtain. the fact that it's durn good food is a bonus! :-)

beef carpaccio
white anchovy, capers, aioli

nope, this i didn't eat :-)

bruschetta
chicken liver mousse, pickled onion

OMG this was some of the best chicken liver bruschetta i've had, and man we had a squatload of it in italy!








panini
beef tongue, taleggio

ok, not my favorite. i've never been fond of roast beef sandwhiches, and the texture of this was not the same. i can't even describe it.

shrimp brodo
bread prosciutto fritter, porcini oil

i tried this. it was ok, but i didn't care too much for it. for me it was a little too 'fishy'

potato salad
coppa, aioli, fried egg

there was so much food i really didn't have any of this one!

melon salad
cucumber, salame

oh wow, i never expected this to really work, which is why i ordered it, but man, salame cucumber and green melon really work!

seared hanger steak
delicata squash, brussel sprouts, sultana

seared halibut
radish, cucumber, taggiasca olive

the halibut was fantastic.

semolina gnocchi

chef ethan makes some great gnocchi!

rigatoni
lamb ragu, marjoram

potato gnocchi
mussel, saffron, leek

this was very similar to a dish chef ethan made for us at one of the dinner parties we won. (he put up for grabs on a charity auction a dinner party at the winner's house - 5 courses for 6-8 people. we have won it the past 2 years)

walnut gelato
coffee