{"id":8992,"date":"2011-10-17T19:55:15","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T23:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/restaurant-blog\/2011\/10\/the-event-of-the-year-brittanys-birthday-at-chianti-il-ristorante.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T13:34:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T18:34:16","slug":"the-event-of-the-year-brittanys-birthday-at-chianti-il-ristorante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/restaurant-blog\/2011\/10\/the-event-of-the-year-brittanys-birthday-at-chianti-il-ristorante\/","title":{"rendered":"The event of the year: Brittany’s birthday at Chianti Il Ristorante"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ll start by saying Chianti is a restaurant everyone should go to at least once, because once you go, you’ll be hooked.<\/p>\n
Last week I joined my dearest friend Brittany for her birthday dinner
\n at Chianti, and she couldn’t have picked a better restaurant to
\ncelebrate at. I’m about to lay out a lot of delicious looking pictures.
\nPrepare to be jealous, drool, whatever you feel is necessary.<\/p>\n
To begin – the talked about Carpacci. Britt’s brother and friend
\n(shout out to Mike and Josh!) chose the Del Chianti Carpacci, which is
\nthinly sliced filet with gorgonzola fondue and truffle oil. While I was a
\n bit hesitant to try this, I’m glad I can say I finally did. Although
\nI’m not a huge fan, some people go wild over this dish.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Mozzarella E Pomodoro, caramelized tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil
\nand oregano. Pretty standard Italian dish, but nonetheless it was
\ndelicious.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Prepare yourself for what’s next….<\/p>\n
I went with the Capellini Salsa Aragosta, angel hair pasta with
\nshrimp in a lobster grappa reduction. Translation? Uhh… heavenly. For
\nreal, the thin pasta and the rich creamy sauce was a match made in
\nheaven. If you’re a seafood fan, this is something you need to try.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Now for the main event…<\/p>\n
The men of the table went with the 3 person special, a leg of veal,
\nsauteed potatoes and spinach, mushroom risotto, caramelized onions and a
\n savory gravy.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
They legit assembled the three plates right in front of us. It was
\npretty absurd, nothing I’ve ever seen before. The guys of course loved
\nit, and went home with a smile on their faces.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Finally comes dessert, because what’s a birthday without a little
\ncandle and some sweet stuff?! While the birthday girl was presented with
\n a beautiful cup of tiramisu, I was unable to grab a picture of it
\nbefore she dug in. Luckily, the table decided to order Profitteroles Al
\nCioccolato, vanilla cream puff pastries covered in chocolate ganache.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
How can you resist such a beautiful presentation? Oh how rich and
\nsweet they were. Luckily I’ve fully recovered from my over stuffed
\nstomach last week, and now I can tell everyone how fantastic my
\nexperience at Chianti was. The waitstaff was awesome, the company was
\nthe greatest you could ask for (shout out to the Ruggiero’s + Josh!) and
\n the food was just incredible.<\/p>\n
I really have nothing bad to say about Chianti, it was overall an A+ experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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