Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Lombardino's and Patrick never fail

We had a great dinner at the bar at Lombardino's last week. The food and menu they featured were left from New Year's Eve, so it was a bit more upscale than usual. The main entree selection was so tempting it was hard to select. We settled on sharing the PAPPARDELLE with DUCK RAGU, a slow simmered sauce of duck, pancetta, chianti, tomato garlic, rosemary & cinnamon tossed with wide ribbon pasta, garnished with Parmigiano-Reggiano. It is a stunning dish. The sauce was light but full bodied in flavor with moist pieces of duck confit, crispy pieces of duck skin and pancetta, and orange zest making the flavors simply amazing. I think this is one of the best pasta dishes I have ever had anywhere, it is that darn good! We so love what Patrick does with traditional flavors by adding a twist - he is, in our humble opinions, the best chef in Madison right now. Consistent, confident but always playful in his menu ideas. There is a new menu coming soon so we have to get back in to try the speck wrapped scallops before they are gone. Give Lombardino's a whirl you will not be disappointed!

To see the current menu click on the link http://www.lombardinos.com/

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