Absolutely amazing amazing salad.
Went to go see a client today and found myself early by about 2 hours. Cool. Bring on the return of a fine business lunch. Why not? Maybe a return to the days of the two martini lunch. Can you imagine that? Like mid-1980s, and you go out to lunch- with clients (!)- and bang out 2 martinis. I'd lose so much business...or maybe I'd make so much more business...than I'd know what to do with. Times are different. My dad did the 2 martini lunches back in the day. But then again, faxes were highly complex and revolutionary. Dad's passed, but the thought of him under the laser pressure of blackberry business speed doesn't match.
Anyway, back to return to the 80s business lunch today- a true thing I wish we would do. (Where are the expense accounts anymore.). Great little restaurant in Huntington, NY (Long Island): Jonathan's. Proprietor's name is Roberto. He's out of Rome, and came over to work at Le Cirque..eventually he made his way out East. But, the key is the dude knows Italian freshness.
It's such a simple salad...paper thin slices of red onion, raw fennel, some baby arugala, and small peeled tangerine slices. The key is a perfect dressing of salt and white pepper, and fantastic olive oil and lemon juice. The salad is incomparable.
I returned to the 80s and di the business lunch, sans wine or martini. Sorry, actually did have to be "business-like" by early afternoon. But, I would have loved a half bottle of Russiz Superiore Sauvignon with this. Russiz is one of absolute favorites in Friuli...the delineation of acid and minerals that you find in Alto Adigean whites with the power of Jermann, the most famous producer in Friuli.
Ah well....next time.
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