Lusardi’s , Upper East Side, NYC
The evening started at my friend’s home with apps and icy vodka in chilled martini glasses, then off to Lusardi’s on Second Avenue, an Italian institution started by two in the 80s. Once seated at this white tablecloth restaurant, the waiter brought us a basket of bread with a cruet of olive oil. We nibbled that while sipping out the Sicilian Nero d'Avalo, Mortgante, 2021 ($65). We were seated out side, yet I slipped into the spacious restaurant to see it as I hadn’t previously been. My friend had raved about their veal, so I had to try her suggestion of their Vitelli martini . I loved the simplicity and [...]