Rossellinis - Food To Die For

When you arrive in Ravello you truly think that you have died & gone to heaven.

When you eat at Rossellinis you KNOW that you have died & gone to heaven.

And so, on Saturday 24th August, hubby & I 'died & went to 

heaven' for the fourth time in 6 years......

Waking up in Ravello on our Wedding Anniversary is something 

we've now done on 3 occasions, and eating at Rossellinis 

is how we celebrated our Silver Anniversary in 2007.

The ambience is wonderful, the views are amazing & the food

really is 'to die for'.

As soon as we stepped from the bar to the restaurant, we knew we

were going to have a great evening - the Maitre d' on duty  

recognised us from our visits in 2007 & '08 and so we

received exceptional service from the moment we were shown 

to our table.

Menus to hand, I promptly decided I wanted to order 4 starters

- all mouthwatering & L'Astice Reale was locally caught, but

hubby was ordering that, so I settled for La Conchiglia Saint Jacques.

La Conchiglia Saint Jacques

L'Astice Reale

The decision as to what to order for my main was much easier - there was a dish with Red Shrimp, so
it was 'no contest'. Hubby settled on Suckling Pig & the Sommelier duly recommended a Marisa Cuomo Costa D'Amalfi Rosato 2012 to complement my dishes (hubby's teetotal - I have learnt to ignore the looks of disapproval).

Marisa Cuomo Costa D'Amalfi

Il Maialino da Latte

Of course, eating 2 Michelin starred food means lots of tasting of each other's dishes - hubby's Astice was just mouthwatering & he agreed that
my Conchiglie were of 'melt in the mouth' standard. Morsels of main courses were also exchanged, but no way would I have swapped my Veal & Red Shrimp for anything else on the menu.

La Guancia di Vitello e Il Gambero Rosso

Then came the REALLY important part of the evening - choosing 

dessert. If the Italians do one thing  exquisitely - besides gelato, 

that is - it's 'il dolce'. Hubby soon chose 'Dolce e esotico' - 

Coconut Cake with Mango & Papaya heart, covered in Poached Chocolate Mousse, Mojito Foam with Coconut and Fruit Salad with Extra Virgin Olive Oil Ice cream. After great deliberation, I 

finally settled on La mia Crostatina al Contrario - 

Almond & Lemon Crumble, Lemon Chiboust, Smoked Lemon Meringue, Milk & Lemon Ice Cream, Lemon Flavoured Biscuit & Iced Mint - it was pure

La mia Crostatina al Contrario

Dolce e esotico

          perfection in a sexy black dish!