Apr
First Bytes: Carbone’s Fine Food & Wine, Casual Ital opens Monday
Julian Barsotti opens his casual Italian sit-down/take-out/Sunday supper place, Carbone’s Fine Food & Wine, on Monday. (I’ve already told you about it here and here.)
Last night, Barsotti invited me in for a fitst byte.
“I’m still tweaking the menu,” Barsotti told me.
I wouldn’t change a thing. $16 for the best spaghetti Bolognese this side of Manhattan? It’s Nonna quality food at grandma pricing. This place is gonna hit big.
Scroll down, then scratch and sniff.
cookbooks for sale
cozy, casual and inexpensive
barsotti has a loyal following from nonna
marinated baby beets with maytag bleu cheese and apples (and watercress)
housemade spaghetti and meatballs
housemade mozza with buttery garlic bruschetta
forever roasted porchetta with broccolini
farro piccolo with caramelized asparagus, mushrooms, and paula lamberts goat cheese
this house made spaghetti bolognese rocked my world
good wines at reasonable prices
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4 Comments
Easy, TG, there’s nothing but marinated baby beets, maytag bleu cheese and apples in that picture. (Double up on your blue pills and back off on the red ones. I’ll bring you some watercress.)
the watercress is like half the salad, man. if it is in fact watercress
the food looks amazing. that housemade spaghetti, wow.
one note: “marinated baby beets with maytag bleu cheese and apples”… is that watercress on top? sure looks like watercress. and yet there’s no mention of the watercress. you gonna eat that watercress? cuz if you’re not, i’d be happy to take it off your plate. love watercress
Congratulations Jules! The food looks great!