Del Posto is a fine dining Italian restaurant located just outside of Chelsea market and is owned by Joe Bastianich, Lidia Bastianich (Joe's Mom), and Mario Batali. Joe and Mario own some of the best Italian restaurants in America. Joe also owns vinyards around the world. The wine list at Del Posta was seriously one of the more extensive wine lits I've seen. Unless you have an extensive knowledge of Italian wine, I suggest utilizing the Sommelier on site. I went with the 5 course serving that started with a cold Lobster Salad with tomatoes and celery. The next two courses were a choice of pastas to be shared. We chose the Pumpkin pureed ravioli and potato gnocchi. The ravioli was creamy and very tasty. The gnocchi was a little undercooked and doughy, but tasted good. For the Secondi course I chose the Young Lamb alla Romana and Lemon Yogurt with Ceci & Swiss Chard Ragu. The lamb was just okay. Lamb is typically served medium-rare, but they roasted it through. For desert I had a lovely Butterscotch Semifreddo and my wife had the Chocolate Ricotta Tortino. They finished us off with some homemade Bomboloni that were extremely tasty. The staff was also nice enough to give us a book that Joe and Mario had published that includes stories and recipes from chefs all over Italy....drawback....it's in Italian. Since I can't read Italian, I guess it'll make for a good bookend. :)
Del Posto
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