Sulmona

You know what I said about that strange thing that happens to teachers in May, well come June a lot of the stress goes away.  You don't have to pretend summer vacation isn't coming, most of the stuff you were worrying about not finishing just a few weeks ago are done, or almost done, and if your kids are acting up, it's ok because it's June!  You can embrace the elephant in the room, summer vacation, and you join in this unspoken alliance with your kids to make it in one piece, together.

I was feeling much better about things, and it was sunny and beautiful out (really, the weather in May was awful, I actually had to wear a winter coat at one point), and I needed a night out (even though it was a Thursday.)  JO and I headed off to try out Sulmona, the new Italian restaurant in Kendall.  There are actually not many Italian restaurants in Cambridge~ Amelia's, Guilia, and Toscano's are pretty much all there is.  Those are all great options, although Guilia's is the kind of place you need to make a reservation for a month out, but the more options the better.

I will sum up our visit like this~ I am in love!  They don't have a patio but do have large windows that open so you get some nice breezes flowing through the open space.  There is a dining room area and a bar area, separated by a half wall.  The bar area looked awesome and was packed.  Despite the crowds, at our table along the half wall in the dining area, the noise was not a problem.  In fact, the noise was perfect.  There was enough buzz to give the space energy, and some soft music in the background (fun modern stuff) to make it feel fun and youthful (I can't believe I just said youthful...I'm not old, I promise.)  We ordered some drinks and of course I got prosecco.  This was one quite tasty, so I ended up with two!  It was almost June after all!

We got the fried artichoke appetizer.  The presentation was lovely, but I was a bit disappointed with this (but I repeat, I am in love with this place.)  I was expecting fried artichoke hearts.  This was a hard to eat and I was unsure if I should eat the spiny parts of the leaves.

For dinner, I got the carbonara.  It was perfectly prepared with just the right balance of salty, creamy, garlicky goodness.

JO got the wild boar ragu, and he gave it rave reviews.


And for dessert, we got the affagato which was perfection!  I must come back again, soon, just for this dessert!