FOOD

A culinary marvel, my birthday dinner at Felidia–a Lidia Bastainich (of Lidia’s Italy) restaurant. Every bite was adventurous but so perfectly executed.

Cacio Pepe e Pere, fresh ravioli stuffed with pear and pecorino cheese, was like a little pillow of flavor that floated down from heaven. The recipe is in the recipe section of this blog.

And for desert, chocolate ravioli with ricotta-pumpkin stuffing and sage butter–beyond description. Other dishes included quail, broccoli rabe, and a baked onion filled with creamy shrimp. So much fun to taste her food, and to meet her. She was eating there on Monday night and we got to have a brief conversation.

Tags: Cacio Pepe e Pere, Felidia, Lidia, ravioli

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