Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Lunch Prix Fixe at Mario Batali's Del Posto (New York, NY)

One of the things I love about New York is the lunch prix fixes, allowing you to try some of the city's best restaurants for a lot less money. When I went with my mom and my aunt last time, we tried Del Posto's lunch: $49 for three courses (with an option to add pasta for $10). With three of us, we got to try a lot of things!

The lunch started with some complimentary finger sandwiches and Cauliflower soup
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Bread service
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The menu at Del Posto is seasonal, of course, though you might still find some mainstays like this
Vitello Tonnato (olive crostone, caper shoots, lime cells, lemon basil)
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Vitello tonnato is a Piedmontese dish of veal slices served in a creamy tuna sauce.

Cotechino (stewed pistachios, chopped Preboggion - that's just mixed green leafy vegetables)
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Cotechino is a pork sausage, but the distinction is that this pork sausage is typically made by boiling over low heat for a few hours. It gives a softer flavor than many other charcuterie.
My aunt ordered a salad, which I'm sure is a good salad ..
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For entrees: Native swordfish, caponatina, toasted sesame, spring blossoms
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Beautifully presented, the fish was tender and nicely cooked. I expected no less.

Of course, all three of us are meat eaters and loved the Neapolitan lamb with smoked tail, salsa madre, wilted water spinach
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Since we've tried two entrees, I swapped mine with a pasta. I mean, how can I visit Del Posto and not try any pasta, right? I ordered the Pork and veal agnolotti, ramp sauce, crispy morels, split peas
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The pasta was perfect, from the al dente texture and just the right amount of sauce.

Desserts:
Butterscotch semifreddo, melon agrumata, crumbled sbrisolona
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Brown butter panna cotta, sour cherry marmellata, pasta frolla
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Chocolate cherry tartufo, toasted almonds, olive oil crostone
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The desserts were all good although this last one was my favorite. I'm partial to sweet cherries!

A fun presentation of petit fours
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Our lunch at Del Posto was solid, with delicious food all around and spot on service! It was a great place to take my mom, also, who appreciated the elegant dining room, the little touches and presentation. I definitely recommend this if you're trying to decide which lunch prix fixe to go to in New York.

Del Posto
85 10th Ave
New York, NY 10011
(212) 497-8090
http://www.delposto.com/
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