Next Sunday's review

More than any other new restaurant this year, Cinghiale in Harbor East has been the most eagerly awaited and the most critically examined once it did open. (OK, maybe Fogo de Chao was more eagerly awaited, but I doubt if the customer base is the same.)
The road has been a bit rocky for Tony Foreman’s pet project, an enoteca, Italian wine bar, and osteria, tavern. The executive chef who opened it has already left for family reasons, and the menu has changed to accommodate the way Baltimoreans like to eat.
But now the kitchen has had time to settle down. Is Cinghiale as good as everyone expected? Read my review in next Sunday’s Arts & Life Today section to see what I think.
(Amy Davis/Sun photographer)








Comments
If anything the space should get 5 stars because of the way they created a very "days gone by" fancy Italian establishment I think.
Posted by: Eric | December 4, 2007 10:12 AM
The space is beautiful!! The food very over rated. Been their with both chefs opinion did not change
Posted by: susan | December 4, 2007 7:00 PM
Not sure where to post our impressions of Cinghiale, as it has been discussed so often. As others have said, it is very noisy, but not bad if you get there before 7 p.m. If nothing else, it certainly employs a lot of people! I found the ironing of the tablecloths to be somewhat affected, as other have said. Big hits are the mushroom appetizer with truffles and the beet salad with orange. My dandelion and artichoke heart salad would have been better had it not been swimming in its olive oil and lemon dressing. My husband's special seafood salad was a minuscule portion--he could have swallowed it in three big bites. The pastas were all good, but I was bemused by the server's explanation that "risotto-style" meant that the rice was boiled, then toasted--not like any risotto I have ever made. Our friend's duck was served bloody rare, but he seemed to like it. I could only manage a couple of bites of my branzino, but I am looking forward to the doggy bag. My husband had a chicken special which was supposed to be prepared with sage and prosciutto. I could see the sage, but he said the prosciutto was nowhere in evidence. Going home, my dearly beloved said there was nothing we couldn't have fixed ourselves at home, which was flattering to my abilities as a cook.
Posted by: Dahlink | February 24, 2008 7:35 AM
Where did those Dec. 4 posts come from?
Posted by: Ed H. | February 24, 2008 10:25 AM