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Best Expensive Italian Meal: Babbo

  • December 17, 2003
  • Rated 5 of 5 by ext212 from New York, New York
Best Expensive Italian Meal: Babbo

Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca
110 Waverly Place
New York, NY
212/777-0303

At Babbo, we went all out, asked questions about never-heard words (Braciole! Francobolli! Scottadita!), and picked out red wine to match. I started with spicy lamb tartare with mint crostini and a quail egg in the middle. It killed me.

The boy chose the grilled octopus with borlotti marinati and spicy limoncello vinaigrette. You know how octopus can be chewy sometimes, even in the best Japanese restaurants? This chewed like meat.

For primi, I had the one pound lobster with spicy budding chives, sweet garlic, and what seemed to be four pounds of spaghettini.

The boy opted for beef cheek ravioli with crushed squab liver and black truffles.

I was so full after all that, sharing the secondi became a good call: Guinea hen braciole with favas and pecorino. I hate beans, but this dish made me change my mind about fava.

Unfortunately, we had to draw the line on desserts. There was just no way I could have squeezed in another bite. But our waiter gave us complimentary cookies anyway.

After that fall night, I resurrected and let myself die again six months later for their spring menu.

Check out some of my photos below.

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