Noce

Elegant and Beautiful. A hidden gem with a hidden entrance:) I had to go back and forth on Queen and Walnut to find the main entrance. I guess they want to keep that Osso Buco just for them:) Yep, I had the Osso Buco alla Milanese for lunch. It's on their dinner menu but I asked for it and they were kind enough to serve it to me at lunch.

I love Osso Buco and I won't miss the chance to try it when I see it on a menu. Well, with just a few exceptions :). How was it? Great, elegant and beautiful! A serious veal shank, juicy and tender on a nice bed of risotto alla Milanese that immediately filled the air with a nice scent of saffron.

You know, I really like the scent of the fresh-ground pepper and the special taste it adds to a dish. I can have it with almost anything, so when my plate came to the table, I asked for it. It's the first time in my life when instead of a "Sure" I got a "Why?":). Ma per que signore? Try it first and let me know if you still want pepper on it. He was right. The dish was wonderful and it didn't need anything else.

The carpaccio di manzo with shaved parmiggiano and arugula was just enough to get me ready for the Osso Buco. Nothing special about it, just tasty and happy that I was pairing it with a glass of Tuscany red.

The Osso Buco takes about 20 minutes to be served, so I had enough time to check their cutlery :). Elegant HEPP flatware, clean and shiny, which looked very nice on the white tablecloth. Although I had Osso Buco in so many places on two continents, this was the only spot where I got to use a spork to enjoy the bone marrow. And that was a very nice old-looking spork, as well.

Noce is a very nice restaurant, maybe a bit expensive but for the great dishes and its great selection of wines, I totally recommend it.