A sight you will never see again…
The closing of El Bulli will certainly create a hole in the culinary landscape, but that just means that Ferran will be back with something that much more amazing…
If you’ve ever had a run on a plate during service…
Then you know how this feels. You have a menu full of beautiful and delicious items and the rush is mostly one item being ordered to the point of 86ing this item CAN be frustrating but also difficult to keep up when you are not prepared. Three words…Mise en place!
This is scary…
Our food system is so delicate that when an outbreak of this sort that is so dangerous to consumers, you really do want to know exactly where it came from…
Tuesday night features…
Zuppa
Celery root with truffle oil and parmesan $7
Antipasti
Striped beet salad with a wedge of gorgonzola, dandelion greens, walnuts, olive oil and balsamic $11
Yellow vine ripened tomato caprese salad $11
Pizza
Braised lamb, poached pear, onion confit and brie cheese on a roasted garlic and mozzarella crust $12
Pasta
“Surf n’ Turf” – Beef tenderloin tips, albacore tuna, green peas, kalamata olives and fresh basil with chianti “alla olio” tossed with linguine $17
Main
Maple glazed Lunenburg sea scallops with pancetta, “rice n’ beans” risotto, seasonal vegetables and tarragon $22
Dessert Feature
Nutella crepes with whipped cream and mixed berry coulis $5
Drink Feature
Blood Orange Negroni $7.50
Antipasti Cheese Antipasti Meat
Tallegio Proscuitto
Aged Asiago Toscana Salami Gargonzola Siciliana Salami
The best of the best…
Here are some links to see what the best of the best are doing around the world…
And here to check out the Michelin star guide of best restaurants…
And the winner is?????
You would expect a restaurant award ceremony to have a few wobbly cooks up on stage. Congrats to Noma and the standard they perform very day to become the best in the world for two years running…
Saturday Night Special!
We made it to another weekend and we feel like we are keeping our stride. Here is what we are working on…
March is Pizza Month
Sunday to Thursday Pizza and side salad caeser or mista salad $12
Zuppa
Cauliflower with parmesan and truffle oil $7
Antipasti
Grilled beef tenderloin tips with wild mushroom, leek and gorgonzola fondue sauce $11
Pizza
Roma tomato, pepperoncini and feta cheese on a bolognaise mozzarella base $16
Pasta
Pancetta, grilled chicken, asparagus and grape tomato in a pesto cream sauce tossed with papperdelle and parmesan $17
Main
Grilled rack of lamb chops with grilled leg of lamb with celery root puree, port-pear reduction, maple rosemary glazed butternut squash and steamed baby spinach $22
Seafood Taster – Grilled albacore tuna, sea scallop and scallop mousse stuffed calamari with goat cheese risotto cake, steamed baby leek, asparagus and fennel with blood orange and ginger vinaigrette $24
Drink Feature
Blood Orange Dixie – Bombay Gin, Cinzano, a hint of Sambuca, freshly squeezed blood orange juice and served over ice $7.50
Pizza Month…
The Ides of pizza month are upon us at Fiamo for this month of March with $12 choice of our artisan pizza with the choice of mista salad or caesar.
Come get them while they are…cheap.
Food News
With the amazing and violent events of 2011, the food industry is going to have a rollercoaster year with prices set to go through the roof. But the people most vulnerable are the worlds poor who will need our help. Follow the news on this link…