While everyone starts the year by cutting back on food, we go full fledge carb-loading the very second night of the year.
NOPE, Two Thousand Thirteen and my 8-lb weight gain over the holidays ain't gonna stop me.
I love my Fatterside cousins and their undying support.
Us in black! Only when the parents are away. Ssshhhh!!! :P
We had 3-4 orders each of the following dishes:
Breads and spreads
Carpaccio di Polpo - thinly sliced steamed octopus dressed in limone and extra virgin olive oil
Carpaccio di Filetto di Manzo con Rucola alla Toscana - thin slices of beef tenderloin on a bed of
fresh rucola topped with fresh Parmigiano. This was good, except they gave us lettuce instead of
arugula. I don't like lettuce.
Involtini di Prosciutto con Asparagi e Funghi - rolled parma ham filled with sauteed mushrooms
and fresh asparagus. This looked so simple but tasted rather beautiful.
Zuppa di Cipolle Toscana - onion soup the old Tuscan way. Meh.
L'Opera - house pizza with sliced salami, anchovies, blue cheese, pomodoro and mozzarella.
Lacking in punch, but nothing a sprinkling of chili flakes can't fix.
Taglierini al Profumo di Tartufo in Camicia di Prosciutto - thin egg noodles in truffle sauce
wrapped in prosciutto. My all time favorite in L'Opera.
Linguini Salmone e Caviale - linguine with Norwegian smoked salmon and caviar in a light
cream sauce
Rigatoni alla Ysabel - large tube pasta with Italian sausages and mushroom in cream sauce
Tortelli d' Anatra al Profumo di Tartufo - homemade duck-filled ravioli in truffle sauce
(Oh yeah, in case you haven't noticed, when I do the ordering, expect 80% of the food to be either creamy or truffley or both creamy and truffley! :P)
Spaghetti alla Pescatora - classic Tuscan spaghetti with fresh seafood in Italian tomato sauce
Carre' d' Agnello alla Romana - grilled lamb chops in light vinaigrette balsamico
Tonight's red
Raspberry Cheesecake - the no-bake, jello kind. Tasted like moist marshmallow. Eew.
Tiramisu - my love
Chocolate Mousse - no fail
Panna Cotta with honey truffle syrup and balsamic vinegar - WOW!
Gifts for exchanging
Not as if we didn't already have too much carbs, but...
After dinner, we moved to Scarlet for drinks and more :P
See my previous L'Opera post here.
L'Opera Ristorante Italiano: The Fort Entertainment Complex, 26th Street, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. Tel: +632 889 3963
