Gourmet Dinner #2

On Thursday, March 10 we had our 2nd formal dinner. This time we went to Ristorante Belvedere in Bassano Del Grappa. This dinner was a little different from the first one in that there was not an appetizer portion and the food and wine was better than at the last meal. I'll walk you through the courses ....

Course #1 : Treviso red chicory pie w/Asiago cheese sauce
This was by far the best dish I have tasted in Italy. I honestly have no idea what was in it but it was delicious!

Course #2 : Home made pasta w/ vegetable ragout
The pasta was extremely good and the vegetables in it were very flavorful--I had to have a second smaller helping of this one!







Course #3 : Risotto with pumpkin and rosemary
Risotto is a rice dish and this one inparticular was not a favorite amongst our table. I think the rosemary added a weird flavor.







Course #4 : Terragon veal stew with roast potatoes
The potatoes were excellent (the seasoning added great flavor) and the veal was ok.







Course $ 5 : Orange Bavarian with chocolate sauce
This dessert was absolutely fantastic. The texture was similar to flahn and it was an orange flavored cake with drizzled chocolate sauce.

Then of course we had a small cup of espresso to finish the night with. Our table had such a great time laughing and talking and enjoying the food, we didn't realize we'd been there nearly 3.5 hours before everything was finished and we hopped on the buses back to campus.