?> {"id":2549,"date":"2010-03-03T22:21:20","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T03:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2010-03-04T20:22:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T01:22:00","slug":"fat-tuesday-feasting-at-becco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2010\/03\/fat-tuesday-feasting-at-becco\/","title":{"rendered":"Fat Tuesday Feasting at Becco"},"content":{"rendered":"
Josh and I typically don’t pay attention to Mardi Gras festivities but we wound up going to Bourbon Street Bar & Grille on 46th St. the day before Ash Wednesday, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday. It was quite crowded there, as expected, but Josh and his coworkers managed to stake out a good spot right right in the center of the bar. After a few Hurricanes and some Abita beers, we were feeling pretty festive ourselves but we were also starving so we headed across the street to my favorite restaurant, Becco<\/a>.<\/p>\n At this point it was well past pre-theater time and we were able to get a table right away. We ordered a bottle of our favorite wine from the $25 list, the Ramitello, and snacked on the bread box items. The box always features some soft focaccia, slices of rustic Italian bread, and crunchy grissini. My favorite is the focaccia, which is lightly salted and has a nice olive oil flavor to it. The grissini are nice to munch on as well.<\/p>\n