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Mar. 13th, 2005 01:38 pm( I'm Nitrogen! There, now you don't have to read the quiz. )
Yesterday, after many many disasters in trying to get ready and get the Hair under control, I ended up having a lovely, lovely dinner at La Tavola. We ate downstairs in the lounge, because we is smokers. he had a tomato and buffalo milk mozzarella bruschetta - lovely bread! and I could have asked for more mozzarella but that's because I am a fiend for cheese. Once we were done that, we got MORE bread - four different kinds! and a balsamic reduction, regular butter, a goat cheese mousse (which was so wonderful. I want to figure out how to make that so I can snack on it while I read.) and a butter mixed with herbs and spices. it was actually sweet, and i have no idea what was in it. I ate a chicken medallion stuffed with porcini mushrooms, some cool purple thing, and eggplant. quite hearty, and a subtle blend of flavour I appreciated (though the chicken was boneless, skinless, and a breast so I think that the exposed edge came out too dry for my taste. I would have done it with the skin on, or barring that wrapped in something protective to block that loss of moisture.)
I really wanted to have dessert, but we didn't have time. Laura took good care of us - she made me a smashing martini and then she gave us tasters of two very different and lovely italian wines (I really like italian wines) that would have gotten us roundly booed at cocktail night. but we had to get rolling if we were going to make the game tonight.
in the glare of the morning after, we should have gone for dessert.
Anyway, La Tavola. 210 513 8th ave s.w. Calgary, AB (403) 237-5787
Yesterday, after many many disasters in trying to get ready and get the Hair under control, I ended up having a lovely, lovely dinner at La Tavola. We ate downstairs in the lounge, because we is smokers. he had a tomato and buffalo milk mozzarella bruschetta - lovely bread! and I could have asked for more mozzarella but that's because I am a fiend for cheese. Once we were done that, we got MORE bread - four different kinds! and a balsamic reduction, regular butter, a goat cheese mousse (which was so wonderful. I want to figure out how to make that so I can snack on it while I read.) and a butter mixed with herbs and spices. it was actually sweet, and i have no idea what was in it. I ate a chicken medallion stuffed with porcini mushrooms, some cool purple thing, and eggplant. quite hearty, and a subtle blend of flavour I appreciated (though the chicken was boneless, skinless, and a breast so I think that the exposed edge came out too dry for my taste. I would have done it with the skin on, or barring that wrapped in something protective to block that loss of moisture.)
I really wanted to have dessert, but we didn't have time. Laura took good care of us - she made me a smashing martini and then she gave us tasters of two very different and lovely italian wines (I really like italian wines) that would have gotten us roundly booed at cocktail night. but we had to get rolling if we were going to make the game tonight.
in the glare of the morning after, we should have gone for dessert.
Anyway, La Tavola. 210 513 8th ave s.w. Calgary, AB (403) 237-5787
