Another tribute to Batali - i love you Babbo

After a longggg (yet wonderfully scenic drive) on Friday, Hubs and I finally arrived in NYC for a lil weekend visit with the siblings.  As i'm sure most of you can assume - whenever I travel anywhere the vast majority of my travel plans revolve around my next meal.  One of the NYC spots Hubs and I had been dying to try is Mario Batali's, Babbo Enoteca.  More specifically, we had our eye on their 8 course pasta tasting menu.  So of course, we had 9:15 reso's on Saturday night with the fam.  The meal was absolutely delicious.  5 courses of some of the most amazing pasta, and 3 dessert courses (yes, 3).

A few visuals...

 

Black Tagliatelle
with Corn and Castelmagno

“Casunzei”
with Poppy Seeds 

 

Garganelli
with “Funghi Trifolati”

 For this course it was suppose to be a different pasta but the waiter recommended we substitute it for this - it was a tagliatelle with radicchio and panchetta

 Pappardelle Bolognese

 

 The first dessert was a moist plum cake - delish

 The second dessert - Chocolate al Diavolo

The final round of desserts was a full portion - all 6 of us each getting a different dessert from the menu.  This berry panna cotta thingy was my favorite.  

A must try for any New Yorker or NYC visitor.  Put it on your list of things to do foodie friends.  

love love

xo Chef Natty