Forma is one of my favorite restaurants. No one can top their Fried Artichoke Salad, Caccio e pepe, or Tortellini. Sandi and I brought a friend, Carrie, who has never had the pleasure of dining at this restaurant.
Of course, we started with the uncomparable Crispy Artichoke Salad. It was crispy because the artichokes were fried—fried because everything is better fried! They were mixed with arugula, fennel, snow peas, walnuts, and aged goat cheese. Feel free to ask for extra dressing.
Sandi and I already planned what we would order. We split the salad and had one to go for dinner. We both ordered our favorites, Cacio e Pepe and Totellini. For those not familiar with Cacio e Pepe, they prepare theirs with Chitarra pasta, black pepper, and extra virgin olive oil and finished in the pecorino romano cheese wheel. The Tortellini is prepared with mushrooms, light cream, and truffle oil and then finished in the bela lodi cheese wheel.
Carrie took our suggestion and ordered the Crispy Artichokes and the Cacio e Pepe. Before they brought it out, she was fortunate to watch the man dump the pasta into the cheese wheel while lightly scraping the inside. Oh, mamma!!!!
Our server, Tommaso, was excellent. Grazie per la bella esperienza! Mario, sorry to have missed you again.
Forma has 2 locations, Santa Monica and Venice, California.
