A few "fancy" dinners out this past week meant we needed some simple stuff.
Zucchini and yellow squash, cooked to shit in a lot of olive oil, then marinated in same with red pepper, red wine vinegar. Delicious.
Penne marinara, with (not my balcony) basil (a friend's). Delicious +.
One of our dinners out recently, was at a newly opened restaurant called Cecchi's, after its owner Micheal Cecchi-Azzolina. Michael has been a Maître D' in New York for decades, at places like The River Cafe, Raoul's and Le Coucou, when they were all the rage. The stories he could tell could probably fill a book. Oh wait - he's written a book about it:
Your Table Is Ready (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)
The service was exemplary and the food quite good. It has a beautiful bar, where we hoped to sit, and did.
So we started with a coupla classics. A Perfect Manhattan and a wet Martini (yes, gin).
Significant Eater can't go too long without a burger. Which came with superb fries.
I had the deconstructed chicken pot pie, another fine dish. We'll be back.
