Six Plates Stopover

Earlier tonight my friend and I stopped by Six Plates. Most people were sitting outside in the gorgeous spring evening, but we stayed inside and absorbed the gentle atmosphere. My friend had the chilled gazpacho with the shrimp-avocado-Elodie Farms chevre panini. I had the tuna stack, a minutely constructed small cup of sashimi grade tuna in a avocado, mango, and vanilla vinaigrette.

Most memorable was the salted caramel gelato: vanilla salt and dark chocolate caramel gelato. And the perfect wine for chocolate, said Matthew Beason, Sant Evasio Brachetto D'Aqui '06. Barely sweet light red and with a slight sparkle, chilled as if it were a champagne, it was perfect with the chocolate, and I would have had more and will when I have my next chocolate fix.