Two words: no menu. What a great experience to have the chef/owner sit down at your table, bottle of wine in hand, and ask what we absolutely wouldn't eat, what we could be allergic to, and how spicy we could handle things. From there, it's all a surprise. Five courses later, including dessert, we left stuffed to the gills with some amazing Italian-inspired home cooking. The only downside to the "no menu" format is the wine, which you can certainly limit to a glass at a time, but a bottle is clearly "suggested" as the chef uncorks a fresh one at your table as you're seated. And this certainly ratchets up the bill. Still, well worth it for the experience.
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