Final evening in Montepulciano.... what to do? Oh! Why not just try out ONE of the Michelin star restaurants in town, just casually. My Canadian friend from school, Shannon, and I decided to go to Le Logge. The restaurant is named for the Loggia that is just down the street that was designed by Michelozzo. Andiamo!
Elegant, white tablecloths, exquisite service. At the beginning of your experience you are given what the French call an amuse bouche (literally, something to amuse the mouth). We were given a tiny pot of pureed spring peas, and two croquettes, one eggplant and one potato.
For an antipasto, we shared the Tuscan vegetable fritti featuring carrots, zucchini, onions and served with black salt and a spicy pepperoncini sauce.
And for the primo, I had pici con cacio e pepe, with black garlic, pecorino fondue and break crumbles, cooked in a sack of some sort. Anyway, they do a lot of molecular gastronomy here so there is always something very unique:
For the secondo, I had lamb with plums, smoke eggplant cream and mascarpone.
Shannon had the pigeon with vin santo sauce, a chocolate macaron with foie gras, and orange accents.
And for dessert... if you can believe it.... I had the "egg in a nest," which is a chocolate egg that has an interior of salted caramel and eggnog sauce, served on top of shredded grain. And Shannon the "flaming chocolate ball with pistachio mouse and pineapple and mango sauce. Watch this:
In addition to our dessert order, we were given this tiny selection of lovely bites of goodness:
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