Pull the anchor and set the sails, our Captain has given his orders and off to Westport, Connecticut we go! We were headed to experience the Slice of Saugatuck Festival. During the festival, 20 dining establishments served free fare from their menus, including our Captain's newest restaurant Tarry Lodge. The festival began at noon and lasted until 3pm. We arrived around 1pm, found parking, unloaded the crew and began our journey.
It just so happened that the parking we found was right around the corner from Tarry Lodge. We only hit one other restaurant before we saw the line going around the pizzeria. Mario and I looked at each other and tried hard to hide our excitement. As we pulled into the line a server came around the corner and offered us prosciutto on a stick and slices of pie. The taste took us over the top and we decided to give into our cravings and go in and have lunch.
Angela and I went inside to see if we could get seated with a group of five and baby. As I spoke with the hostess Angela snapped away taking photos of the pizzeria's interior. As the flash went off once, twice, and then three times Angela was met by another hostess who discretely whispered in her ear "No flash photography, please." Oops, we thought the flash was off and by the time we realized it was on, the camera had clicked off three quick bursts of light. No harm, no foul and we were kindly taken to our seats. We started off with a seafood appetizer and ordered two pizzas. The first included prosciutto, tomato, mozzarella and arugula and the second was made up of Guanciale, black truffles and egg. Just writing these ingredients down makes my mouth water all over again. We all dug in and enjoyed both pizzas. We had a great time and as we left the restaurant we realized that we missed the rest of the festival as the time was now 3:15 pm. None of us seemed disappointed and we were all smiles as we walked through the now empty streets. Fall is in the air and as the crisp air swirled around us we all looked forward to the coming season.
Ciao,
Mario & Mario
The Three Tocayos
