Couple of dinners out this past weekend.
Friday night - the new Ops Pizza, on 2nd Avenue in the East Village (the original is in Bushwick, Brooklyn.) Known for both their pizza and their well-curated natural wine list, it was a place i always wanted to try, but failed to get to the Brooklyn location. Now that it is within walking distance, we went on opening weekend.
I always have to order a classic Margherita - and this one did not disappoint.
And we had a calzone, which was fine, if not terribly exciting. We did start with (no picture) fritto misto, an excellent platter of beautifully fried shrimp, haddock and some veg. Cocktails were good, and the wine by the glass selection was fine. We'll be back for more.
Saturday night was dinner at Foul Witch, which interestingly enough was borne from the loins of Roberta's, another Bushwick stalwart, which also begat the much lauded (and sadly, now closed) Blanca, as well as Heritage Radio Network.
We started by sharing the excellent focaccia, along with a plate (a huge plate, I might add) of the Finocchiona.
Pastas followed, with Significant Eater enjoying the wonderful Chitarra with bottarga and yours truly, the lumache pomodoro, another fine dish.
We were stuffed, but able to share the roasted sea bream...
No room for dessert, but we were comped two glasses of the house amaro, and left happy for the walk home.
And last night, back to local fave Eel Bar, where my only picture was taken early on...
Eggs mayo, white prawns, burger, half chicken and cheesecake were all consumed.
