On a blustery cold Friday night, the comforts of a heaping bowl of pasta, great wine and amazing company can't be beat. Last night three of us made our way to Enotec Sociale, where the menu changes frequently, but always promises to be dishes you'd find at grandma's house. That is, if grandma was an old school Italian nonna.
We gave Gary, our knowledgeable server, the task of ordering for us.
He started us off with an arugula salad with blood oranges topped with candied pecans and fried risotto balls served on a bed of caramelized onions and more arugula. They were both tasty but not mind blowing. The salad could have used a bit more oranges and pecans. Thankfully, it got better.
The main dishes were three different wonderful pastas. The first, a plate full of ravioli stuffed with butternut squash with a hint of goat cheese and again with the candied pecans. The second a deliciously simple manacotta stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach in a clean tomato sauce. The third was our least favourite, a carbonara with panchetta. It was a little too heavy on the oil rather than being a creamy sauce.
Then came desserts. It was perfect to end the evening with. A chocolate ganache like pudding with sea salt and olive oil and a tiramisu cake.
I feel cheated on! Oh well, I went to Guu again without you two :P. Had two orders of the Black Cod.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely go back to Enoteca.
ReplyDeleteHaving a glass of the Barbera D'Alba Le Lie Donne 2008 by Cascina Adelaide is a must when eating at Enoteca. It paired perfectly with all our dishes.