I left my DSLR at mom's, so I must resort to using my smartphone tonight! Cheryl, Mom, Valerie
Eric, Linda, Peter (Photo by Valerie)
We start with the Crostone - mashed avocado, fresh lemon, tomato checca, ciabatta
Polipo - grilled Spanish octopus, cannellini beans, fresh basil, cherry tomatoes, and lemon garlic sauce
For her main course, Valerie orders the Bucatini con Polpette - Bucatini pasta, mini meatballs, spicy Calabrian peppers, fresh tomato sauce
I order the Tagliatelle Bolognese - ribbon pasta, hand ground chuck and pork shoulder, white wine, pureed tomatoes, parmesan fonduta, fresh basil
Cheryl holds the wine bottle so mom can photograph the label
For Valerie's birthday, a slice of Ricotta Almond Cheesecake...make a wish!
The birthday girl!
For dessert, we share a Torta di Cioccolato - dark chocolate flourless cake, roasted almonds, vanilla gelato