Went to Cotogna for a solo dinner a few weeks ago on a Sunday. Got seated at the bar/chef’s counter and had fun watching them make pizzas and dishes on the wood fired pizza oven and the wood fired stove, which you can feel the heat coming off of. Had their Sunday supper fixed price 4-course menu which is $55. They also serve their normal a la carte menu on Sundays.
This was the menu that day:
Insalata di Tonno e Cetriolo:
Fully Belly Farm cucumbers, poached albacore & quinoa - Very good, not sure what was in the sauce but may have been yogurt based. I’m usually not a big fan of quinoa but in this dish it was very crispy and was a nice texture change from the rest of the salad. Pretty hearty salad with a big chunks of tuna.
Pappardelle alle Erbe:
Mint, tarragon, chervil, lamb ragu & caciocavallo - This was great. Sauce was kind of thin and brothy but clung to the pasta, and the bits of lamb were tender and flavorful. There were herbs embedded in the pappardelle. Pasta had a nice bite to it. My favorite dish of the meal.
Porchetta della Casa:
Jillian’s porchetta, kale & smoked tomato - After hearing so much about their porchetta I was a little bit disappointed. Big portion. It came with crackling which was good, but some of the crackling was a little too tough to eat. Stuffed with a bit of sausage in the center I think, and topped with a nice brownish sauce. The meat itself was fine but didn’t blow me away. Served with an interesting looking purplish specked polenta which was good, and roasted cabbage and cherry tomatoes.
Tartelleta:
Stone fruit tartlet - this was a somewhat hard pastry topped with some sort of plum with I believe a raspberry sauce and a scoop of cream cheese flavored ice cream, and some granola-like things. Good contrast of slightly salty cream cheese ice cream with the sweet sauce, fruit, and pastry. Was a bit stuffed at this point.
This was a huge amount of food and I probably should have taken some of it home. I felt a little too stuffed afterwards. I wonder if dining solo had anything to do with it. For the amount and quality of food, $55 for the dinner was a pretty good deal. If I were going again on a Sunday though I would maybe order a little lighter off the a la carte menu.
Pictures:
Stove:
Insalata di Tonno e Cetriolo:
Pappardelle alle Erbe:
Porchetta della Casa:
Tartelleta: