My BYO offering at the puttanesca dinner party tonight is Sicilano Wild Cat Nero d'Abola 2008. It rounded off the pasta really nicely. So nice I forgot to bring my leftover half bottle home from Kilburn.
Waitrose review: "Generous black cherry and damson fruit, and an enjoyable textured finish. An organic Nero d’Avola, the signature red grape of the vineyards of Sicily, offering an authentic yet fruit-driven example of this remarkable variety. Try matching its intensity with hearty stews or a rich ratatouille."
The menu tonight:
Starter: Salad of Gorgonzola with Celeriac and Black Olives, seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice and lemon salt with parsley garnish. Served with fried mushrooms on bruschetta.
Main: Rigatoni with Puttanesca Sauce topped with a sprig of basil leave.
Dessert: Chocolate tarte with honeycomb bits on top served with cream.
The starter and dessert were amazing. I think my puttanesca was more authentic, this puttanesca wasn't sufficiently strong, tasted more like just plain tomato sauce.
I hit it off with the norwegian and german guests sitting at my table though. They were delightful to talk to. The Norwegian threesome was a family. They are here on holiday and was grateful to come to an interesting culinary experience that is London. Norwegian food is boring - or so they say. The Mom - named Unn, has a perpetual smile on her face and she makes everything she say seem so interesting and so true. The son is rather interesting having been part of the UN military police in Lebanon during the war, he makes very bad jokes though. Daughter-in-law is a keen cook. The Munich-based couple were so studious, they studied everything and seems like they make a point to read about every experience before they go off and do it. They read a whole book about oslo before even visiting. Mr Munich is deep into his Sherlock Holmes vintage books and memorabilia. Ms Munich has been studying Chinese for 2 years. Just your regular London dinner party crowd then.
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