Saturday, May 2, 2009

Open City Tiramisu

Another Review for you.

















I happen to live right down the street from Open City, a great restaurant right in the heart of Washington, DC. The other week Zack and I stopped in and shared this wonderful dessert. They entire menu is great, Zack loves the pizza and I am a huge fan of the multi-grain pancakes. You can see they offer a wide range of menu items. But this review, is about the dessert, the OC Tiramisu to be specific.

This tiramisu is everything it is made out to be. Described as "made with a layer each of flourless chocolate cake and chocolate cake soaked with espresso, two layers of mascarpone mousse, and topped with rich cocoa". The mascarpone is light and delicate and a perfect balance to the rich chocolate. This dessert was meant to feed more than one person, so bring a date (or a couple of friends) and dig in!

14 comments:

Mermaid Sweets said...

That looks delish. I borrowed some tiramisu components in the dessert I threw together last night (soaked the white butter cake in expresso brandy syrup). Hope you are having a good weekend.

Justin Schwartz said...

looks like I have another reason why I need to visit D.C. son. funny because I was just telling someone that last night.

Juliana said...

Wow...looks great...the pictures tell me how delicious the tiramisu is.

Deeba @Passionate About Baking said...

Indulgent...YUM! It's as good as it's gonna get Risa...mmmmm

finsmom said...

Love your restaurant review!
Makes me want to come visit :)

Dawn said...

I would have cleaned that plate clean! lol

Elyse said...

Oh Risa, we have to go here when I come to visit!! That tiramisu looks stunning (plus I love pizza and whole grain pancakes). Hope you're having an amazing time in HH!! Wish I could be there with you. Prime your friends for me so that they're ready to meet me when I come visit. Oh, and go eat hush puppies.

Ingrid said...

Yum, sounds and looks good.
~ingrid

Bunny said...

Oh this is decadent!! Very nice!!

Sshaythiel said...

Looks really delicious...:)

Eliana said...

Hmmmmm - delish. I totally pick where to eat sometimes based on their dessert menus. So, I would eat here :)

Olga said...

hi!
I found your blog b/c you are a fellow SugarBomber dictator :)

I actually dined at Open City last week and now really regret not ordering dessert.

My Taste Heaven said...

Your tiramisu picture makes me drool.........

Madeline Marshall said...

I love love love Open City. And of course Tryst when I want to make the additional walk.
Great choice to review, and great recipes on your site! I'll have to try a few.