My fiance’s wonderful family threw us a beautiful party at Il Buco, where we had the pleasure of dining downstairs in the private wine cellar. It was intimate and cozy — and totally made us feel like we weren’t in New York City anymore! Pretty incredible. While sipping on aromatic Italian wines, we enjoyed a four course meal, which included a variety of family-style appetizers: burrata with roasted & shaved beets, pan-fried prawns (yes, the heads were still on!), and Tuscan black kale salad with garlic-anchovy-lemon vinaigrette. For the pasta course, I went with the Mezze Maniche (housemade pasta, heritage pork sausage, broccoli di cicco, and pecorino romano). It was excellent! I decided to go light for my third course with the grilled swordfish — one of the juiciest, most flavorful piece of swordfish that I have ever eaten! I am totally coming back to Il Buco just to order this dish. An enormous thank you to my future in-laws for hosting such a festive and joyful celebration, and to our amazing family and friends for joining us!
Il Buco: 47 Bond Street (between Bowery and Lafayette)
Burrata, roasted and shaved beets, horseradish, and upland cress
Tuscan black kale, garlic-anchovy-lemon vinaigrette, parmigiano reggiano, and croutons
Pan-fried Hawaiian King Prawns
Mezze Maniche: housemade pasta, heritage pork sausage, broccoli di cicco, and pecorino romano
Grilled swordfish steak, fingerling potatoes, artichokes, and preserved lemon salmoriglio
Cast iron roasted pork blade steak, cara cara oranges, shaved fennel, hazelnuts, and radishes
Assorted desserts
Intimate private lunch in the Il Buco wine cellar