Ci Siamo

[From the 2/21/25 Amateur Gourmet Newsletter]

On Wednesday night, we met up with my L.A. pals Ryan and Jonathan at another favorite NY restaurant, Ci Siamo.

The food at Ci Siamo is so, so, good — it’s the Italian answer to Le V’eau d’Or. Loved having these two restaurants fight over me on my birthday.

I’m running out of space, but the fresh rigatoni with guanciale and Pecorino was out-of-this-world:

The texture was impeccable: I can’t imagine a better version.

And for dessert, we ate all of the things:

Needless to say, I had a fantastic, overly indulgent birthday and I felt very loved. What more could a person want at 46???

Ci Siamo / 440 W 33rd St Suite #100, New York, NY 10001 / (212) 219-6559