Monday 10 October
Our department had some honored visitors this week: Elizabeth Meyer and Ted Lendon, who came up from Virginia to show us how exciting ancient history can be (and in their hands, it sure is). Susan, their mistress of ceremonies, asked us out for dinner with them at Via Vite, in Fountain Square at the heart of Cincinnati.
It's a buzzy sort of restaurant, just a bit too loud, but they do try hard in both the service and the comestibles departments. Our appetizers were one special (pork tonnato - a favorite of ours) and a regular, grilled wild (?!) octopus with potato purée and anchovy-lemon vinaigrette. Both were fine, though nothing to write home about.
Our main courses were braised lamb shank with creamy polenta (soothing and savory); and seared beef filet with caramelized sweet onion-Parmigiano flan and Marsala sauce (nicely done, though a mite undersalted). And for dessert, two for the table: a neo-neo rice pudding in a martini glass, and very thick glazed cheesecake.
Via Vite is pretty good, and quite a bargain when you consider that it was half-priced wine night.
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