Restaurant: Piccolo
Location: 2127 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405. (310) 314-0144
Date: April 14, 2022
Cuisine: Italian
Rating: Excellent neighborhood Italian
Piccolo is the latest restaurant by Chef Antonio Muré. I’ve been to a lot of his places around the west side over the years including the original Piccolo.
The menu.
From my cellar: 2003 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Grandi Annate. 91-3 points. Incredibly well settled out and integrated, lovely fruit with cranberry and black rasberry undertones, not sweet but good viscosity, aftertaste of licorice/anise and earth.
Bread.
Insalate Crescione.
Beet Carpaccio.
Beef Carpaccio with Fondue and Truffles. The Truffles! Really good, albeit light.
Butter pasta.
Orchetti with Red Sauce.
Pici alla Melanzane.
Twisty noodles with tomato sauce.
Branzino.
Lamb Chops.
This was just a quick family dinner but the food was very good. Very typical of chef Muré.