Remembrance of Things Pabst

After we finished wandering around all of the high end shopping joints we wandered around looking for a restaurant to sit down and have a bite. We wandered down Fifth and decided to head to Madison. We were on 59th and came across a cute bistro named Bottega de Vino.

It is an old school Upper East Side Italian restaurant with waiters dressed up and old fashioned service. There were a bunch of tourists, bridge and tunnel people, and executives out cannoodling with their secretaries or their side pieces. Directly across from us there was this old white guy chatting up a hot young Latina with her boobs hanging out. We took a photo with our reflection in the glass but I didn't want to get the girls photo in the shot. I think she was a pro and was too aware of the situation. But is is an artsy fartsy photo.

I screwed up and didn't take any photos of the appetizers. We did the cheese plate and a nice goat cheese soufflé with a pistachio pesto on the side. Very tasty. I had one glass of wine because that is my limit these days and Lisa didn't have any because of her allergies.

By the way the prices were pretty pricey but that is normal for the East Side. So the apps went for around $12 but you got a lot for your money so I had no complaints.

Next we ordered the main course. Lisa has gone to a totally gluten free diet as it is imperative for her health. You can always find an alternative if you just ask questions. It turns out that they have a gluten free linguine which we got with garlic and oil, grilled chicken, cherry tomatoes and gaeta olive. It was pretty tasty.

I don't have too many restrictions so I ordered tortellini stuffed with beef and prosciutto in a cream sauce. It was quite tasty and delicious.

Then it was time for the desert. We don't always get desert but since it was a rare night out in the city we decided to go for the full boat. The menu was typical for a mid level Italian restaurant.

We don't do cake and most of it was with gluten so we decided to just do gelato. Lisa did the chocolate and I did the peanut butter. It was very nice.

All in all it was a fun time. We ordered Uber to go home and relax. A day in the city. You have to make the best of it at the time you can.