A Different Kind of 'Ghetto Fabulous'

Great dinner at Lattanzi in midtown last night. It's an Italian restaurant that specializes in food from Rome's Jewish Ghetto.

We started with their delicious fried artichokes which they masterfully caramelize in cast iron skillets. I had my old standby, bucatini all'amatriciana, a toothsome pasta with a tangy tomato sauce, flecked with pancetta. All washed down with a nice bottle of red wine.

Their panna cotta isn't the best I've had (that honor goes to il Bucco), but it was a nice way to end the meal.

The backdrop was the bustle of 46th Street -- somewhat tamed by an early evening thunderstorm.