I first became intrigued at this place after a Serious Eats Post about it before break even started. Since I was going to NYC anyway, it only made perfect sense to splurge a little and have an excellent dining experience. And at 35 dollars for a three-course and then some prix fixe lunch, Del Posto was practically inviting us commoners to come and eat off their delicious menu.
Speaking of their menu, it was all in Italian so it was virtually impossible to know what to order without asking the waiter to explain what every item on the menu was (and even having the very expansive knowledge of all the pasta shapes didn't help!). Luckily, and maybe to be expected, the waiter was perfectly patient when faced with our questions. Still, it begs the question of why they do it this way. But then again maybe this is common practice among fancy schmancy restaurants. I certainly won't know for more than a few years.
Anyway, onto the food!
Some amuses. Relatively unmemorable in terms of taste but I think the edible gold really won me over here:
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Apparently one of the best breadbaskets in New York! The whipped lardo was delicious.
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Chris, on an adventurous streak, ordered a mysterious appetizer. The mystery continued for a good while as the server rolled a cart next to a table and proceeded and plate a mound of brown stuff topped with some pink stuff with great delicacy. Much to Chris' embarrassment, I took a picture like a total noob.
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It turned out to be a piece of sausage topped with some lentils and relish.
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My appetizer of roasted autumn (even though it was middle of winter when we went) vegetables was delicious and included the tiniest beet ever.
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My entree of agnolotti dal plin, which were stuff pasta that you eat with your hands after dipping them in a little bit of Parmesan, was absolutely delicious. Also, a fun experience.
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Chris' salmon.
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The tartuffo I had for dessert. It was coffee ice cream with a chocolate coating. YUM.
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At the end of the meal, they bring you a wooden box. There were two layers of little desserts in it. On the first layer, there were some donuts and olive oil gelato, which was so good. Even though I spent too long ogling the thing and the gelato more or less melted by the time I actually ate it (good thing it also had a chocolate coating), it was still so flavorful and probably one of the best parts of the meal. It was only slightly sweet, mild enough that the flavor of the olive oil really came through. I found Mario Batali's recipe for it and am definitely planning on trying it out soon.
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The second layer had some candied fruit and a little tart. Also really good but nothing compared with the gelato. Can you tell that I'm hooked?
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On the way to the restaurant, the weather was gray and cold, but when we came out...
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