#1’s IB Diploma Celebration @ Etna (of course)
If ever Michelin recognition is due, it is for Ollie and his results and his choice for his celebratory dinner. #1’s IB Diploma Celebration @ Etna (of course). Etna deserves it in our reckoning. Every single time we come it is incredible quality. That’s why we keep on a coming back, time after time. Our BFF there describes the food with such passion and of course the local knowledge and personal experiences from his days back in Italy with his family sat around a huge table grazing for hour after hour. I will never tire of repeat blogs for Etna, they make it a delight to write about the continuous variety and quality they put on our tables.
Tonight we dine at Etna Italian Restaurant – 110 Upper East Coast Rd
For #1’s IB Diploma Celebration @ Etna (of course) we hit the specials hard again. Remember Wifey’s birthday back in December? “Yeah, we’ll have the top 5 Specials please…” It was like that tonight. The specials on offer were tantalising. I love this place so too as we feel like family, not customers. Perhaps there is some Italian blood in us somewhere? I always call us the United Colours of Benetton when having a photo. You never know, you never know. Our little ritual goes likes this;
- I book a table and ask for a special ‘cake‘ for the celebration if there is one;
- We arrive and it is hellos, smiles and we get shown to ‘our’ table – literally we have sat at the same table for like 4-5 years now;
- Our drinks arrive cos the guys don’t need to ask;
- Chit chats happen to the guys we know well in there – how they are, we are since seeing them last;
- I send Amy to take a photo of the specials board for an initial review;
- BFF comes table-side and with Italian elegance describes the specials – SOLD!
- We get to our grazing;
- We watch as other tables come in and go as we still sit there chatting, laughing and grazing.
I saw this quote in an article and it sums up the Etna experience for me;
“Italians are known to be lively and passionate, so sharing a dinner table with them is quite an experience. They are passionate about life’s pleasures, food being chief amongst them, but they are also creatures of tradition and habit. When it comes to food, they are happiest when things are done right.”
#1’s IB Diploma Celebration @ Etna (of course) – here we go…
#1’s IB Diploma Celebration @ Etna (of course) was, as always, a cracking dinner. You really cannot go wrong here. Every time we come back there is something new on that Specials Board. And when I say special I mean SPECIAL. We just love it here and that is proven as soon as I ask on a special occasion; “Where would you like to celebrate dinner?” It’s a no brainer. I mention it above folks. But seriously do not miss out on those Specials above. They really are a stop-you-in-your-tracks quality. Get your bum down and kick-off your NY Resolutions head.
ENJOY!!!
