Russet - Restaurant Week

Russet

Restaurant Week in Philadelphia occurred early this summer, which is never a bad thing! My friend, Caitlin and I went to Russet, which is in a cute little walk-up town home near Rittenhouse Square. This restaurant is owned by a husband and wife who are the chef/owners. They offer daily changing Italian and French cuisine with a comforting style.

Restaurant Week offers three courses for dinner at $35. And what’s nice about Russet, is that it is BYOB, so you can bring your wine of choice.

To start, Caitlin got the Potato Gnocchi which was topped with arugula pistachio pesto, peas and bacon. I had the Roasted Vegetable Salad which included corn, zucchini, fennel, eggplant, tomatoes and salsa verde. They were both great starts to our meals.

For our second course, Caitlin got the Slow Roasted Beef Shoulder and I had the Eggplant Parmiagiano. Caitlin loved the grilled and roasted vegetables that were served with the beef. Eggplant Parm is one of my favorite dishes, and I loved the unique twist that Russet made to this traditional meal:  polenta. The eggplant was served around polenta in marinara  sauce and it was delicious.

For dessert, Caitlin got the Lemon Panna Cotta with Mixed Berries and I ordered the Brown Buttered Peach Cake. She loved how refreshing hers tasted with the lemon flavor and the cake I had was so sweet between the combination of flavors of brown butter and peach.

Russet was delicious and Caitlin and I enjoyed most (other than the food) is the atmosphere! It feels like you’re stepping into the living room of a home and it was very comforting. We definitely will be back!