Earlier in the week Bob and Nan had dinner with our friends Haywood and Hassie Solomon, who live in Atlanta most of the year. They asked us to select the restaurant, and we picked Cibo Matto in the Wit Hotel on State and Lake.
We made a reservation for 8 p.m. but got there about 20 minutes early and decided to check out the rooftop bar. It is on the 21st floor and has great views of the city. It is very hip - it reminded us of a South Beach place. Haywood and Hassie were already there, finishing up a drink. We decided to head down to the restaurant since it was pretty loud in the bar.
The restaurant is beautifully designed. We got a semi-private booth, ordered our first of two bottles of delicious Pinot Grigio, and began to review the menu. The waiter recommended that we each have an appetizer and entree and split a pasta. We decided to take him up on his suggestion. Bob has grilled octopus, Nan a fresh mozzarella salad with lots of interesting greens and nuts. I don't recall what the Solomons had but they couldn't stop raving about their dishes. The "primi" was an amazing bucatini with egg, some wonderful cheese and bacon (which they cure on premise). The entrees were fabulous = halibut (Nan), short ribs (eaten with a fork by Bob), Kobe beef (which provided Hassie with a lunch the next day) and skate wing (I talked Haywood out of the whitefish, for which he will be eternally grateful). We actually had a bit of room for dessert (don't ask how) so we split a scoop of gelato and a chocolate tort.
The food, atmosphere (or ambience, as Nan likes to call it) and service couldn't be better. What a treat (and we were treated!)
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