Dinner

We ate at the agriturismo's restaurant for the last two nights. On the first night, we tried to do it traditional Italian style, where you start with a pasta course, have a main dish, and then get dessert. We actually started with a glass of sparkling wine, courtesy of the restaurant. It was nice - less bitter then champagne. I had a glass of one of the chiantis they make on site. Debbie had a faro pasta with basil pesto sauce, followed by a grilled pork chop with a sauce of capers and sun-dried tomatoes. I had a pasta with fresh tomatoes, basil, and olive oil, followed by beef with a balsamic reduction over greens. Oh, and the vinegar is made here, too. After all of this, neither of us had space left for dessert, so we decided to put it off for another day. Even so, it was pretty spectacular. Probably a tie with the first night in Venice.

The second night, we went with an antipasti (pate over crostini) and followed with a secondi. I had another beef dish - filet of beef with a sauce that I don't remember the name of. It tasted like A-1 would if it were made by God (i.e. the principles are the same, but the result was way better). Debbie had roast rabbit. We weren't about the let the fact that we had gelato in the afternoon stop us, so We finished with an apple tart for dessert. The waiter is our buddy now, so he made sure to bring a different wine last night and even gave Debbie a little bit, free of charge. I have a feeling we'll be going back there again...