P and I celebrated our third anniversary on Wednesday. As is our tradition we celebrate with a fantastic meal. This year we we dined at Osteria Papavero. It is a small, quaint italian restaurant in Madison. We discovered this place during restaurant week a few years ago. We had a fantastic time. Last time there was standing room only and we were jammed at a tiny table near the bathroom. This time we had a fantastic view of the building with all its interesting art. When we sat down we both said, "Last time we were here . . ." We could have finished each other's sentences. The food was delicious. We started with a small plate of deep fried goodies (olives, artichoke hearts, sweet breads) served with Romesco sauce. Paul had a pappardelle pasta with wild boar; I stayed a bit more traditional with roasted squash tortellini with a brown butter sauce. We finished with a pumpkin bread pudding with a Bourbon caramel sauce. Nothing says happy anniversary like good company and good food.
