Shortribs - Alta
Tapas/small plate restaurants have become extremely popular in NYC over the past few years. Some of the top chefs in the city have embraced the tapas phenomenon and small plate staples like Casa Mono, Stanton Social and Beauty & Essex have enjoyed major success. Last weekend, I decided to try out Alta, a tapas style restaurant in the west village with a HUGE menu of creative small plates. I definitely recommend going to Alta with a group, as you will probably want to order every item on their delicious menu (which includes about 65 dishes priced from $5-$18 each). In fact, they offer a special option for large groups called “the whole shebang” that includes one of every item on the menu (runs about $480). Some of our favorites were the braised short rib served with beet-brbaresco taglierini, fresh grated and horseradish (pictured above), the fried goat cheese with lavender infused honey, and the house-made pizza with porcini cream, fontina, crimini mushrooms, fried garlic, and aleppo (whatever the hell that is). Also make sure to try the skirt steak topped with chimichurri and parmesean potato puree (my favorite dish on the menu). Click through to see some more pictures after the jump…
Fried goat cheese and bacon wrapped dates
Lamb Meatballs with spiced butternut squash foam, toasted sesame seeds and lebne
Crispy Brussels Sprouts with fuji apples, crème fraiche, and pistachio nuts
House-Made Pizza with porcini cream, Fontina, crimini mushrooms, fried garlic, aleppo
It was sooo good!