Sunday, March 2, 2008

Rubaconte Ristorante

I’ll skip past the aperitif glasses of prosecco and the requisite bottles of acqua naturale and Chianti because anyone who knows me knows I always enjoy those. Course by course, here we go: The crostini with spicy salami was even spicier than expected because of extra red pepper flakes alongside the ones in the salami. But I still enjoyed them. The shrimp and zucchini risotto was rich with flavors. I would’ve preferred them to either leave the shrimps whole or completely shell them before serving rather than half-and-half, but that is a minor detail. The grilled lamb was delicious, as grilled lamb almost always is but the pea paste it was served on was a nice surprise besides the roast potatoes the menu told us came with them. Three desserts from the selection. Clockwise from the top of the next picture, they are: Cioccolato semifreddo (kind of like semi-frozen Jell-o), poached pear in marroni sauce, and tiramisu. Hands-down the poached pear was the winner.

Via Ghibellina 178/R
Firenze, Italia 50122

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