There is no better way to end finals than with wine, pizza, and gelato. After deciding an evening out was in order, we consulted my "Restaurants to Try" list and chose Asti Trattoria, a small Italian restaurant in Hyde Park. It has been on my list for quite some time, so I was excited to check it out. We were not disappointed in the least. The waitress helped me pick the perfect wine to go with my tomato soup and margherita pizza. The soup was fantastic, with dynamic and fresh flavors. The pizza had a thin, charred crust, and resisted the temptation to become soggy from the moisture of the mozzarella, as margherita pizzas are wont to do. Although I didn't try Ben's Italian sausage pasta, I took him at his word that it was fantastic. Dinner was followed by a round of gelato at Dolce Vita, and a longing look into the window of Antonelli's Cheese Shop, all of which made for an evening successful in decompressing the mounted stress from the past few weeks. Tres bien!
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