Back in October, as soon as we landed in NYC, I surprised Seth with a late-night birthday dinner at Scarpetta. He had been talking about going to Scarpetta for months, so he was elated. We ordered a bottle of Toscana La Spinetta Colorino 2005 ($52) and his birthday dinner consisted of: Creamy polenta — fricassee of truffled mushrooms ($15 and so worth it), crispy fritto misto ($17), cavatelli with braised rabbit, parsnips + mint ($22 and to die for), duck + foie gras ravioli with a marsala reduction ($25 — so decadent and rich), and a chocolate + vanilla parfait with a shot of a hazelnut milkshake and two biscotti ($11 — dolce. Perfecto.) It was the greatest meal we've had all year. We were the last ones out of the restaurant...it was difficult to leave such a lovely, inviting place. Ever since we got back to Illinois, we've been creating our own polenta with goat cheese and wild mushrooms. Now we're just waiting for some recipes to show up on Scarpetta's website...
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