Yum, yum, yum! Enoteca Emilia is very similar to my favorite restaurant in Chicago, Quartino which is a salumeria/charcuterie and Italian restaurant. And actually, if you compare the two menus they look almost identical in format and content. We waited for a table for a bit and had some of their house wine at the bar. I'd love to try their pizzas but this day was meant for pasta.
We settled on some proscuitto di Parma, tartufo, robiola and pecorino. They served quince paste and sage honey with the toasts. Delicious!
Then we ordered the stuffed figs. These were so, so delicious. Beautiful figs stuffed with nduja and wrapped in bacon in a delicious red sauce. I could eat an entree of just these.
I ordered the garganelli pasta which had mushroom, truffle, oregano and parmegiano. I would have liked this more if the pasta was filled in some way. It became a bit dry. The truffle and mushroom combo was a great flavor, very classic.
We ordered sides of the roasted cauliflower with lemon and anchovy and the Brussels sprouts with pancetta and balsamic. I could eat a whole plate of the cauliflower and if they wanted to put a big spoon of the sprouts on there, I wouldn't complain.
Ann had the squid ink pasta. I tried it, it tasted good but was a bit bland in my opinion. She enjoyed it but probably would order something else next time. I at least appreciate the idea that I can ORDER squid ink pasta in Cincinnati. Very special.
We split an olive oil cake after dinner. This was dee-licious. It was a little cake with a cherry sauce.
Love, love, love EE. I want to go back more often but not sure I can withstand the wait if I'm really hungry. I recommend you go, very hungry.
We settled on some proscuitto di Parma, tartufo, robiola and pecorino. They served quince paste and sage honey with the toasts. Delicious!
Then we ordered the stuffed figs. These were so, so delicious. Beautiful figs stuffed with nduja and wrapped in bacon in a delicious red sauce. I could eat an entree of just these.
I ordered the garganelli pasta which had mushroom, truffle, oregano and parmegiano. I would have liked this more if the pasta was filled in some way. It became a bit dry. The truffle and mushroom combo was a great flavor, very classic.
We ordered sides of the roasted cauliflower with lemon and anchovy and the Brussels sprouts with pancetta and balsamic. I could eat a whole plate of the cauliflower and if they wanted to put a big spoon of the sprouts on there, I wouldn't complain.
Ann had the squid ink pasta. I tried it, it tasted good but was a bit bland in my opinion. She enjoyed it but probably would order something else next time. I at least appreciate the idea that I can ORDER squid ink pasta in Cincinnati. Very special.
We split an olive oil cake after dinner. This was dee-licious. It was a little cake with a cherry sauce.
Love, love, love EE. I want to go back more often but not sure I can withstand the wait if I'm really hungry. I recommend you go, very hungry.
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