On Saturday we went to Ardo, my first time back in quite a while…though Lindsay’s been there more recently so she was psyched. I accidentally booked bar seats instead of a table so we were pretty cramped at first, but partway through the night things emptied out.

Here’s what we ate:

• Cocktails
  • Negroni
  • La Notte (Bourbon, Averna, Grand Marnier, lemon)
• Appetizer & Pasta
  • grilled octopus, marinated artichoke, celery leaf
  • house made gnocchi, Italian porcini & local mushrooms, heirloom carrots, cream, Parmigiano cheese, fresh green onion
  • glasses of Etna Bianco & Pecorino
• Main
  • dry aged ribeye steak for two, herb butter
  • sautéed rapini, fresh chilli, sweet garlic
  • bottle of 2018 Gulfi Baronj Nero D’Avola

The octopus was suuuuuuuuuper-rubbery, but the pasta was pretty good and the steak was excellent.