Cascina Spinasse

I was excited to try Cascina Spinasse. It was featured as having one of the best Italian dishes on Food Network's "Top 5 Restaurants."

Cascina Spinasse is located at 1531 14th Avenue.

Amuse Bouche of Anchovy on Buttered Crostini. The butter was a little thick for my liking.

Prosciutto di Parma--$28. Pio Tosini 14-month aged prosciutto with marinated apples and toasted mustard seeds. This was delicious! The prosciutto melted in your mouth.

Insalata di Cicoria--$14. Chicories with an anchovy vinaigrette, hard-boiled egg and parmigiano.

Tajarin con Burro e Salvia (butter & sage)--$15 for appetizer portion/$26 for entree portion. This was not good. The pasta was too mushy and the butter was too heavy.

Tajarin al Ragu--$16/$28. Fine hand cut egg pasta with pork and beef ragu. This was the dish that was featured on Food Network. The ragu was good but I thought it was too heavy for the tajarin. It overpowered the delicate egg pasta.

Cavatelli al Ragu di Agnello--$16/$28. Cavatelli with Lamb Ragu, Rosemary and Parmigiano. This was much better than the tajarin. I was afraid the rosemary would be too much but it was barely perceptible. I really liked this dish.

Broccoli con Bagna Caoda--$11. Roasted broccoli with bagna caoda. The anchovy in the bagna caoda gave the broccoli a nice kick.

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