Can you tell I have been eating out a lot on this vacation?
Thursday night my parents and I met one of their couple friends for dinner at a place called Zucchero. Its owned by the same people that own another one of their favorite spots, Tutto Pasta. I apologize in advance for the dark photos; its the mood lighting.
Zucchero is an absolutely beautiful restaurant. When you walk in the first thing you see is the gorgeous wooden bar. It has almost a Japanese, serene feel.
The dining room has a hodge podge of art work, but individually, its all gorgeous. Here are a few examples of the paintings on the wall behind the tables:
In the dining room you can also see right into the kitchen which is always fun. The chefs seemed to be having a great time and often made eye contact with the diners.
We started the meal with one of their signature appetizers, the rosemary foccacia. To me, it tasted more like pita bread, but it was delicious and arrived warm.
For the next course we split two salads. The first was an antipasti that came in a beautiful, stacked presentation.
The second salad with arugula with pears, pecans and roquefort cheese topped with a balsamic vinaigrette.
For dinner we tried several entrees but I was only able to snap photos of two. I ordered the rigatoni caprese which was homemade rigatoni pasta (amazing!), fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. It sounds simple but it tasted incredible!
My mother and one of her friends ordered the veal milanese which was a absolutely enormous portion! The veal chop came topped with an arugula salad.
Though they had a dessert menu we weren't enticed by any of the offerings (I know, a rarity).
Zucchero is a wonderful spot to celebrate a special occasion and definitely be sure to order at least one of the pasta dishes.
