On Saturday night the Guy and I finally went out (thank you Mom and Tony) after at least a year of not going anywhere. We went to a fabulous new restaurant that was BYOB. We didn't have much time to shop and knew we were hitting an Italian restaurant so we grabbed another jug of "Red" prevously reviewed (good accompaniment to Marinara Sauce). It had a much different flavor this time (an obvious indication of how very much food comes into play when partaking of a glass of wine). While I did enjoy my initial virgin glass of Red, I did not taste much spice. However, Saturday evening, an intense peppery flavor ensued following bites of calamari served with both marinara sauce and a fabulous smoked chipotle aioli - I was amazed at how different the Red tasted! The Guy definitely appreciated it much more than he initially did as he prefers a throat-warming wine experience and he found it when it accompanied our dinner.
Additionally, we had a thoroughly enjoyable wine and food conversation with John Bordeau, co-owner of the restaurant. We thought the highlight of our evening was going to be the blues band we were going to see around the corner at 9:30, but found oursleves still immersed in conversation with John at 10:30. As a matter of fact, he brought out complimentary Limoncello and enjoyed it with us - THAT is just the kind of wine and food experience I crave. So, with no further adieu, I absolutely have to stop here and plug "Lucia" on Bank Street in New Milford. Enjoying only it's fifth week, the packed room was a testament to it's future success. For more information, see the writeup of Lucia in the May 2007 Litchfield County Times Monthly Magazine, and please, if you're in the Litchfield County area, go to Lucia and partake of all things good.
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