Adesso

Still amazing. The staff is super friendly and really cares about their craft, from salumi to cocktails to service. It's all perfect.

In the summer they do Sunday dinners. In the past these had been "pig parties" which were buffets centered around room temperature salads and grilled / spit roasted pork. This year they are trying out the sit-down coursed service for this.

We went to their duck event this past Sunday (7/14/13). For $50 you get an aperitif (delicious slightly sweet refreshing with amaro and bitters), country duck pate/terrine (great, if a bit less refined than their duck liver mousse), charred squid-bean-tomato salad with basil (tasty), a main course plate of an entire huge housemade pork sausage, two pieces of duck (leg and breast in my case) and a hefty serving of grilled marinated squash, and finally a big piece of tiramisu and coffee (included). The duck was spit-roasted over an open charcoal flame in the parking lot of the music school across the street and it was PERFECT. Served with a little lemon to squeeze over to cut through the fat, the skin just crackling and everything covered in delicious liquefied duck fat (but not big chunks of awkward weird fat like you sometimes get at a Chinese place). I can't wait to go back for the next party!

Great little place with lots of home made things to make your mouth water.  The cocktail I had was delicious.  The meats are the highlight.

Never have actually eaten here, but I've gotten their pâtés to go. It's open until 1 a.m. Thursday-Saturday, which is awesome. My favorite is their duck liver pâté that is served in a jar.

Sadly, this place is busy, and they never answer their phone, so you have to walk in in person and wait for them to put together your order. But they're generous with their bread slices, which are nicely toasted. Wish they had smaller pieces of cheese like at Wood Tavern, since I don't want to spend $9 on a slice of cheese to go.