Claudio's fantastic dinner

This past evening had a great opportunity to have a great meal with two good friends in the area. When you have a jetsetting globally influenced pair and combine that with a food outlet... Mamma Mia, a food party evolves.

Wines pouring and the starters come out. Spanish olives stuffed with anchovies, briny, salty and plump went well with the hearty smokey meat sausage:





Capresse salad of rich Roma tomatoes, mozarrella cheese sprinkled with crack pepper and drizzled with almondy Spanish oil was a perfect summer treat:





Prosciutto y melone, salty and sweet, ripe melon wrapped with light strips of Italian prosciutto... Fantastic:





A crispy flatbread surprise, Funghi and more funghi, little roasted crimini mushrooms sprinkled with cheese and herbs. Delicious bites:





The prima plate, mushroom stuffed ravioli with olive oil, Parmesan was fabuloso:






As tradition in Europe, the salads come last! And what a treat it was. Beets and walnuts intermingled with arugula and feta in a light olive oil based vinaigrette brought smiles around the table:





The piece of resistance was the panna cotta. Light and delicate, topped with blueberries and mint was better than what you can get at most restaurants.



Claudio did an amazing job at bringing the Mediterranean flavors to our palate. There was even a Croatian fig jam brought over directly to complement the cheese. Definitely walked out feeling content and happy.

- Posted using mobile cam.. Eating and blogging on the go, excuse spelling mistakes :)