Via Sforza Westport......A little bit of Tuscany in Fairfield County CT

I was very happy to have gotten home from my trip and had an opportunity to go to dinner with just Anita, my wife.  We decided to to go to Via Sforza in Westport CT which is located on the Westport Norwalk Border.   The outside looks like something you would see in Tuscany Italy (not that I've been there but I've seen photos) with it's round stone facade and rustic wood door.  Inside when you walk in, your greeted by the Brick oven that is roaring to cook all the pizzas that are so popular.

Since we had pizza earlier, we decided to get some of the other things on the menu.  Anita had started with the Insalate Principe which was an elegant mix of Endive, Arugula and Radicchio.  The dressing was bright and refreshing like the rest of the salad.  A great way to start a meal.

I am a big fan of seafood and love Mussels.  So I ordered the Cozze in Brodo which is Mussels with white wine sauce. The sauce had a good amount of garlic and parsley and it was excellent with the rustic country bread that the restaurant served to mop up the sauce.  I think I returned the bowl dry.

For the Entree's Anita ordered Pappardelle il Forno, which were wide broad noodles that were served with Porcini mushrooms, sausage, peas, in a light creamy tomato sauce.   When it cam out I personally thought it looked heavy but after tasting it, it had a nice balance.  The sausage had a nice bite to it which went great with the sauce.

I ordered the Pasta a la Vongole.  Which is Pasta with Clam Sauce.   Its a personal weakness for me.  I love Linguini and white clam sauce and have a hard time resisting it when I see it on the menu.  Plus I have had it there before and it's real good.   The dish comes with capallini noodles which i'm not a fan of.  I requested linguini and they had no problem with the change.  There was lots of garlic in the sauce and the clams were cooked to perfection.   A great meal indeed.

Via Sforza can be found on the Post Road in Westport on the Norwalk border.   You can get more information here as well:  www.viasforza.com