I had eventually decided to try out the daily selection of crudo and maybe some salmui since the crudo is not something I could grab for later when I received the sad news of the shut down. But I persevered, despite my jealousy of the diners who got in under the wire, and got some stuff to make my feast at home:
The condimentos I grabbed really added to my meal, Strawberry Compote with Balsamic, Pears Mostarda, and Extra Red Onion Preserve. There were plenty more that tempted me as well. I also grabbed a jar of Passata for making pizza and a tub of righteous looking soaked cannellini beans for later. Come to think of it, one thing I was hoping to find but don't remember seeing was some cured lardo. I had meant to specifically look but forgot until just now, I'll have to investigate next time.
I grabbed two interesting looking sodas, and they were both awesome; I may already be addicted. La Nostra Gazzosa is a great and refreshing lemon soda made with Amalfi Lemons. Even more to my liking was the Il Nostro Chinotto made with lemons and Ligurian's Riviera Chinotto as a bittering agent. It tasted like a real Amaro, but a soda! I don't know how this has evaded my view until now. I wish I had this display at my place:
Of special note, at least to my wife and I, is that they serve Cacio e Pepe, her all time favorite pasta which we always get at Lupa. I envision many future visits.
The grocery items as well as the butcher's counter and fishmonger also had good looking stuff, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
Here's hoping this place is so successful they'll be forced to open another down in Tribeca next door to me.
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