Scarpetta
Posted on | June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment
Cuisine-Italian
Location-4441 Collins Avenue,Miami Beach, Fl.
This night Foodiechic and myself are invited out by our Argentinian friends Astrid and Gaston to a celebration dinner at Scarpetta. We arrive at the Fountainbleau and valet our car for a cheap $10.00 since we are visiting the restaurant,lol. We enter the beautiful Scarpetta dining room, a little to warm for outside but a window table is perfect for the Ocean and Pool view. In no time , our server for the night Johnnie, shown above, and with a gracious smile.He takes our drinks orders, yes we do have Imperia Vodka he says with confidence and delivers .We toast the nite and chat for a while as Johnnie knows to let us relax before he comes nack to help us with the menu and take our orders.
We are almost finished with our drinks and Johnnie comes back for our orders. We choose a few starters to share,Braised Short Ribs with vegetables and farro Risotto and Creamy Polenta with Fricassee of Truffled Mushrooms , both shown. The ribs might have been a bit fatty but the flavor and the farro crunch was superb. The Polenta was perfect and a Die for Dish with the mushrooms in the truffle oil sauce perfect.
Johnnie has the staff clear the plates and brings a bottle of superb Pride Cabernet 2004 for the mains.Astrid and Gaston both order the Black Cod with Concentrated Tomatoes and Roasted Fennel, shown above, and cooked to perfection to bring out the flavor of the fresh Cod. I have a Bucket list dish ,Duck and Foie Gras Ravioli, as shown.The Ravioli was cooked al dente and just let the taste of the foie gras come through to the max.Foodiechic orders the Veal Chop,Saffron -Semolina Dumpling, Escarole, and Trumpet Royale and Bone Marrow, shown also,and offered more quality ,taste ,then this type of dish at half the price usually charged, especially at Il Muhlino , and twice as good. The service of course perfect, no dish touched until all finished, thanks Johnnie.
We are really full but get a dessert to share,Amedi Chocolate Cake,toasted Almond gelato, and salted caramel sauce., wow and better than the picture for sure.We finished with Macciatos and Lemoncello,s what else for this meal and as we leave thank Johnnie again for making a good meal great.
Let the Truth be Told,ever since VPE , of the Herald, gave the restaurant a gushing review I had to try Scarpetta and it was evrything she said and more. It is not easy to have a successful restaurant in New York and take the success to another location, Scott Conant did just that although he had Johnnie the server to help.
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