One of the best dining experience I've ever have.!\n\nWe didn't make reservations, it was a last minute decision to dine here, I love Mario Batali - the food had to be delicious! We were seat in less than 15 minutes in the private library . Our waitress was fabulous, I don't recall her name, but she brought us a second round of the complimentary Parmesan/Pecorino/Gorgonzola cheese balls, upon my request of course. \n\nLardo with warm focaccia rosemary bread. Lardo is pork lard mixed with rosemary, it has a smooth silky consistency that I enjoyed very much with the focaccia. \n\nWe skipped appetizers and went straight to the Rib Eye for dinner The meat was grilled to perfection - medium just how I like it, but I must say it was a very intimidating cut of meat, it was enormous! Perfect for two. The meat was carved right next to us, it was top with salt, Fleur de sel maybe? and topped with extra virgin oil olive, which I loved very much. \n\nThe sides we order were Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto breaded and fried, potato wedges topped with herbs and Parmesan cheese, and mash potatoes with bacon chucks and chives topped with a raw egg. By far the best mash potatoes I've ever had, the egg gave the potatoes extra creaminess and flavor, it just dissolved in my mouth. \n\nFor dessert we had rhubarb tart topped with strawberry gelato and chocolate cheese cake. I took a taste of both, it was good, but I couldn't enjoy it much, I totally overfed myself. \n\nAfter we got the bill, our waitress ended our dinner with an Italian nougat not sure what it was called, but it was delicious, it had the perfect sweetness.
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