1.30.18 – Valentine’s Choices
I received an email last night letting me know that a customer thought our choice of The Carpenters as an inspiration for a meal, given Karen Carpenter’s lifelong struggle with Anorexia was possibly offensive and definitely unappetizing. I don’t disagree and it’s something that we talked about in the restaurant and, for me, at home. […]
1.29.18 – A Finite Bowl of Pasta
Pasta Tasting Debut Starting on Friday, we dove into Lombardy in a slightly different way than we’ve done with our past regions. We have a flight that includes a rich, yeasty example of Franciacorta and two Groppellos from the shores of Lake Garda, a dry, funky rosato blend and an ashy, cassis-drivne rosso. The menu […]
Jan. 23, 2018
Lake Garda borders Veneto and Lombardy. On the southern shore is Lugana, a wine region that crosses over so in the eastern half, we have a corvina rose from Veneto and, on the western half, we have Trebbiano di Lugana from Lombardy. This is a rare occurrence in Italy but shouldn’t be surprising for a […]
Jan. 19, 2018
Since the beginning of July ’17, we’ve spent about six weeks focusing on different regions of Italy. We are moving on to Lombardy this weekend and I realized when talking to two customers last night what I love about this project. It’s as much about us as it is about you. I’ve been tasting wine […]
Jan. 15, 2018
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! While not a typical restaurant holiday in that we don’t spend alot of time working on our MLK pasta menu or promoting specials inspired by Dr. King’s many speeches. This is a day to reflect why we’re in business and whether there is a social justice component to our […]
Jan. 12, 2018
Tasting through some of Lombardy’s wines in preparation for the next region that we’ll be exploring. We load the menu and the wine list with items inspired by Lombardy and then offer a daily changing tasting menu and wine flight to highlight some of our finds and creations. This week, I’ve tasted a handful of […]
Jan. 10, 2018
Morning started letting everyone know that L’Oca d’Oro had been included in Eater’s Essential 38 for the first time. We are proud to be on this list with some other great restaurants and institutions. We are proud to be the only Italian restaurant on the list. Next stop was a policy meeting with Councilman Greg […]