, but it is not overwhelming. On Sunday we split several entrees to allow us to try more items. For Antipasti, we had Armandino's Salumi, which I belive was coppa, sopressata and finocchiona with sauteed ramps. Armandino is Mario...

the palate. I did however want about a 1/4 pound of this. When I have a hankering for that much, I’ll have to go down to Armandino Batali's place. This gave us a chance to look over the menu and plot our course. Kristen, our...

in the same league, but they’re not pioneers. A couple of other pioneers that no one has mentioned are Joseph Jimenez de Jimenez at Harvest Vine and Armandino Batali at Salumi. No one else does what they are doing. As an...

From what I understand, Armandino Batali will have some of his cured meats from Salumi in Seattle at the Civic Center Marketplace. Hopefully he brings some of his lamb prosciutto!

compared with Incanto in SF. Got a platter of salumi, the lardo (housemade?), finocchiona and agrumi from Salumi (Armandino Batali) were spectacular. Incredible wine list, though too high a percentage of >$100 bottles. Friendly...

On your third day, when you’re walking Healdsburg, try lunch at Bovolo, which is in the back of Plaza farms on the plaza, right next door to Toyon Books. John Stewart, the co-owner, is famous for his salumi, which he...

. The artichokes were fabulous, and unexpected. Essentially, they were fresh artichoke hearts that were cooked with olive oil and mint, and there were a lot of them. The salami, which are made by Mario Batali's father I believe,...

antipasti but very little about Babbo is small! Everything we had went from good to phenomenal. The warm lamb’s tongue vinaigrette was a revelation — tender meat, nice acidic bite at the end (a Batali signature...

like Bellagio (breakfast or brunch) the best. Oh, Enoteca San Marco (Venetian, the more casual Batali place) might be an option for you for lunch. Can’t wait for your reports.