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Last night, while having dinner at Acqua:
J1: Look, the candle is making your hair glow.
BRY: I know. There is nothing more romantic than arm hair glowing in soft candlelight.
In other news, Acqua receives four thumbs up (that's two from me and two from J1). Our dinner there was fantastic. I have eaten a LOT of pasta at a lot of great restaurants this summer, and this was quite possibly the best I've had.
Located on the far north end of the Upper West Side (just below 95th Street on Amsterdam), Acqua is on the fringes of where many people will go for evening dining (and they're completely ill-situated to catch much of a lunch crowd). However, at 9:30 pm on a Tuesday night, they had a decent number of patrons, particularly on their charming, quiet patio.
We started with the Antipasto Acqua, a blend of portabello mushrooms, toasted artichoke hearts, tomatoes, white beans, and greens topped with an olive oil/herb sauce. The artichoke hearts were not particularly flavorful, but the rest of the blend was amazing. The sauce was particularly good, and made a nice dipping base for bread. The bread was fine, but nothing spectacular.
For the main course, J1 got gnocchi with an incredible mushroom sauce. The gnocchis were huge and soft, and avoided being too chewy or mushy. The mushrooms were tangy and fresh, while the sauce had a full, but not overpowering, flavor. I got the penne with eggplant and fresh mozzarella. It was excellent. The eggplant was cut small and fully marinated with the sauce to give it flavor. The mozzarella was fresh and had that perfect milky taste. The pomodoro sauce was tangy and zesty, and was a nice complement to the cheese. To top it off, the pasta was cooked perfectly. No limp, overcooked pasta from this chef.
Our final course was a nice tiramisu, which was fluffy and sweet, without the tartness that often plagues the dessert.
Overall, it was a great dinner, particularly in respect to the price. I highly recommend the restaurant.
J1: Look, the candle is making your hair glow.
BRY: I know. There is nothing more romantic than arm hair glowing in soft candlelight.
In other news, Acqua receives four thumbs up (that's two from me and two from J1). Our dinner there was fantastic. I have eaten a LOT of pasta at a lot of great restaurants this summer, and this was quite possibly the best I've had.
Located on the far north end of the Upper West Side (just below 95th Street on Amsterdam), Acqua is on the fringes of where many people will go for evening dining (and they're completely ill-situated to catch much of a lunch crowd). However, at 9:30 pm on a Tuesday night, they had a decent number of patrons, particularly on their charming, quiet patio.
We started with the Antipasto Acqua, a blend of portabello mushrooms, toasted artichoke hearts, tomatoes, white beans, and greens topped with an olive oil/herb sauce. The artichoke hearts were not particularly flavorful, but the rest of the blend was amazing. The sauce was particularly good, and made a nice dipping base for bread. The bread was fine, but nothing spectacular.
For the main course, J1 got gnocchi with an incredible mushroom sauce. The gnocchis were huge and soft, and avoided being too chewy or mushy. The mushrooms were tangy and fresh, while the sauce had a full, but not overpowering, flavor. I got the penne with eggplant and fresh mozzarella. It was excellent. The eggplant was cut small and fully marinated with the sauce to give it flavor. The mozzarella was fresh and had that perfect milky taste. The pomodoro sauce was tangy and zesty, and was a nice complement to the cheese. To top it off, the pasta was cooked perfectly. No limp, overcooked pasta from this chef.
Our final course was a nice tiramisu, which was fluffy and sweet, without the tartness that often plagues the dessert.
Overall, it was a great dinner, particularly in respect to the price. I highly recommend the restaurant.
posted by N at 9:57 AM
1 Comments:
man, your descriptions are wonderfully tantalizing, no matter what your describing i wanna taste it (even though i don't eat mushroom, i was thinking, "hand some of that gnocchi over here!!")
you missed your calling to be a food critic! =)
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