Lidia's

Last weekend I went to Lidia’s for dinner. This restaurant serves original Italian cuisine. Lidia Bastianich has six other restaurants throughout the country including four in New York. The most impressive dish we had was the Polipo alla Griglia con Cipolline e Patate. If you have no idea what that means it’s grilled octopus with warm potatoes, baby lima beans, red onion, Gaeta olives and capers in red wine vinaigrette.


Polipo alla Griglia con Cipolline e Patate
















Grilled octopus with warm potatoes, baby lima beans, red onion, gaeta olives, capers in red wine vinaigrette

Cevapcici




















Hand-rolled pork, veal and lamb sausages from the Balkans, spicy ajvar sauce

Frico

Envelope of golden-brown crisp montasio chesse, potato, leek, onion, asparagus and shrimp filling

Gnocchi con Anitra in Guaazzetto

Hand-rolled potato dumplings, slow-simmered duck, pulled duck sauce, aromatic vegetables

Pana Pescatrice in Brodetto con Carciofi

Medallions of monkfish braised in spicy brodetto, artichokes, white wine, capers, creamy polenta

Torta Del Marchese

Rich and silky vintage chocolate cake, candied amarena cherries, fresh spearmint ice cream, bittersweet chocolate curls

Torta Di Oliva e Limone

Moist olive oil and lemon cake, meyer lemon ice cream, sweet basil sauce, candied basil leaves

Tiramisu

Layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers, rum-flavored mascarpone cream, cocoa powder