Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City
The description of the Buffalo Milk Caramelle at Don Angie literally made me begin to salivate. Somehow sweet butter melted in my mouth before I even ordered it. The fact that the dish far exceeded my expectations was shocking.
Don Angie opened last year to huge crowds but didn’t quite catch fire in the food world like places like Frenchette or Misi did. However I think we can certainly still call it a success considering the room filled up 30 minutes after opening on a cold weekday evening. But I like to think it’s somehow a bit under-the-radar.
I sat at the bar and ordered a salad, a pasta, and a dessert. It was some of the best food I’ve tasted in a long time from start to finish. In fact, don’t be surprised if I go on about this place again next week (spoiler alert!)
One dish that has managed to get a lot of attention (and Instagram shout-outs) is the sweet sounding caramelle. This pasta isn’t soaked in caramel but is shaped like a wrapped caramel candy with curled bow ties. It also happens to be beautifully ribboned with black sesame so each pasta wrapping is half white and half black.
Aesthetics aside, this is a rarely seen pasta type and the team at Don Angie bring it to New York with a punch of fun and flavor. The candy inside is soft sweet buffalo ricotta more delicious than most caramel you can imagine. Sweetness also comes out of the sauce which is a brown butter base with pickled persimmons and delicately garnished basil
Even though it’s only month two, I have no doubt this will be high in the running for the best dish I taste all year. And it’s just one of the amazing things I tried at Don Angie. Stay tuned because you may just read about another one next week. Price: $22
| DON ANGIE |
| 103 Greenwich Avenue (at West 12th Street), Greenwich Village (212) 889-8884 |
| donangie.com |
