Saturday night we headed to Falls Church, Virginia
again for our local theater jaunt to Creative Cauldron. We always head
next door to Pizzeria ORSO(www.pizzeriaorso.com),
which is indeed so much more than a pizzeria. Chef Will Artley hovers
in front of the 900degree oven, but I was so shocked to see so much less
of him as he told me he has lost over 120 pounds! (I'm going to talk to
him about that).
Samuel asked for an order of the housemade
grilled sourdough with BASIL AIOLI and he would have finished it all had
we let him. He was the only one to order pizza and chose the DIAVOLO
with Tomato, Pepperoni, Mozzarella and the love for all the fresh
ingredients that each dish has.
I started with the BABY BEET
& CARROT salad which sounds simple, but here there are loads of
beets, whipped Chevre, Arugula & Greens, Pomagranate Molasses and
Carrot Vinaigrette, which is an amazing dressing that I need to try and
recreate! Will had the BURRATA Special which came with Prosciutto di
Parma, a puff pizza-like bread, arugula and RAMP pesto (which I actually
managed to recreate for dinner tonight on our grilled tuna and
salmon!). A bottle of BRICCO dei TATI Dolcetto d'Alba 2012 was superb
with everything we had.
Next, Will chose the Orichiette with
LAMB RAGU which was excellent, but I felt vegetarian adventurous and
tried a half portion of the Spring CORN AGNOLOTTI with Sautéed Eggplant,
Pea Sauce and Sundried Tomatoes. This was a spring pasta dish using
fresh corn and fresh peas and well, everything so fresh, that I just
wanted more and more. My main course was a small portion of SEARED
SCALLOPS with Couscous Risotto, Tomato Jam & Basil Aioli that also
used so many wonderful fresh ingredients for such huge amazing flavors.
We
shared a side dish of CRISPY BRUSSEL HEARTS which were Brussels Sprouts
with Truffled Maple Bacon, Pear & Celery Root Puree--who would ever
think this one up and BOY was it superb.
Since I had two
small plates, Will ordered the TIRAMISU for dessert which was cake with
coffee whipped cream and a crispy finger cookie that I had a small taste
of. I love Tiramisu, but I was just so high on the local fresh veggies
that I didn't want anything else.
Okay-so we ate too much and I did promise to call Chef Will about his nutritionist wife for weight loss suggestions!
