<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe celery sorbet with granola, green chartreuse<\/em> ice, and mint was an apt finish to the culinary marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWe tried the Robola grape from Cephalonia the first time in our life. It is from Gentilini. Unfortunately, the wild yeast cuvee was not available. The available standard cuvee was light, had a whiff of sea breeze on the nose, and nice salinity in the finish. It worked well with the appetizers, especially the prawn and swordfish carpaccio<\/em> and with denti or dentice fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOverall this restaurant can still shine in a sophisticated metropolitan city, although I doubt they can find the same ingredients. Chef Botrini\u2019s reinterpretation of traditional cuisine is grounded in good taste rather than innovation for its own sake. We would love to go back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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