so, after indulging myself in the requisite grieving period, i was off to dinner. this time at cecconi's in west hollywood.
the space was nice - dim, airy, faux chandelier.
the server we had was actually pretty friendly, gregarious, funny and full of suggestions. it was refreshing not to get a stuck-up-not-acting-better-than-thou server in weho.
there was the almost-expected celebrity sighting: dana delaney was there.
the space was a bit loud (and i don't mean the color scheme). i don't know why restos in la seem to be all really loud or really quiet (valentino comes to mind where one is afraid to make any noise). happy medium, anyone?
on to the food.
we started off with the octopus salad. it seems a bit trendy these days to have octopus on the menu, which is nothing bad. here, though, it was fine. the octopus was tender, nicely flavored but it did not wow.
d had the the chicken, which she said was fine.
a had the papardelle with sausage. this was very tasty. the pasta was not al dente, which was actually fine by me. don't get me wrong, it wasn't soggy or anything. the sausafe was full of flavor.
i had the rack of lamb. it actually came out different than what i imagined. but, it was pretty good. not gamey.
another trendy thing on the menu these days is some kind of chocolate fondant with ice cream. but, i am a sucker for chocolate so we got it. i asked to substitute vanilla ice cream for the pistachio, which was fine. the chocolate was perfectly melty and not overwhelmingly sweet. of all the meals we ordered, this was polished off. i can't say it was the best i ever had but it was perfectly fine.
with two glasses of wine, my share came to about $73. kinda pricey especially with this recession going on.
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