Coppa (Boston, MA)
Among the Boston restaurant that my LA friends recommended to me was Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's Coppa. Chef Jamie Bissonnette won the James Beard award for Best Chef in the Northeast region this year. I was pretty excited to try this place and it didn't disappoint.
Coppa was smaller and more casual than I had expected; a cozy enoteca in the South End with reasonable prices.
I started with the Sea urchin panino with lonza and mustard seeds
This was followed up by the Beef heart pastrami crostini
It did not taste as offal-y or gamy as I had expected, but it was tender and flavorful.