Kumamoto Oysters with three different sauces - chives and wasabi cream, scallions and ponzu, and ceviche style with onions and bell peppers: really good but a bit overpriced
Buffalo Mozzarella with Uni Sashimi and Yuzu Foam: I'm a sucker for uni, so I really loved this dish. All three ingredients worked really well together
Parmesan Brussels Sprouts with Miso and Walnuts: pretty good, though I wish the sprouts were roasted rather than sauteed. This is a pretty easy dish to remake at home, except I'll be oven roasting mine when I try to replicate this
Homemade Black Tagliolini with Tomato Sauce and Calamari: squid ink pasta is another obsession - the pasta was cooked nicely and the tomato sauce was really good
Homemade
Fettucini with Uni, Calamari, and Creamy Uni Sauce: this was SO SO good - they
give you a big mound of uni so that you get some with every forkful. It's been a while since I had the spaghetti
with sea urchin at Marea so I couldn't do a proper comparison between the two
dishes. Regardless, Dieci's fettucini is
amazing - I'll always order this whenever I'm back here
Strawberry Compote with Mascarpone Mousse and Truffled Balsamic Glaze: the mousse was more of a pudding consistency but tasted good regardless - my friend wasn't a big fan of the truffle flavor and said it overpowered the dish. I agree somewhat, though I didn't mind that the truffle flavor was pronounced
They had an uni risotto with clams and a poached egg as one of their dinner specials but they ran out by the time we got there :( I also had a Japanese beer called Beniaka, which is roasted with red-skinned Kintoki sweet potatoes. Really interesting beer, very enjoyable. Overall, a really great meal, albeit a bit pricey
Dieci
228 E 10th St
New York, NY 10003
http://www.dieciny.com/
