Sun goes down, tapas comes out at Lincoln Road’s La Tasca
Just as the sun sets on Lincoln Road, Panizza turns into La Tasca. Music and candles complete the Argentine bakery-café’s transition to the sort of rustic Spanish tapas and wine bar for which La Tasca is named.
nueva cocina vascaLinda Bladholm’s latest book is “Latin and Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified.”Appetizer
Basque Bread with Tomatoes (Pa Amb Tomaquet)This simple appetizer may be topped with slices of cured meat for a heartier tapa.
8 (1/2-inch thick) slices country-style bread
2 large garlic cloves, halved lengthwise
2 large, ripe tomatoes, halved crosswise
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Toast bread. Vigorously rub garlic, cut side down, on one side of toast. Rub each tomato half onto the toast, squeezing juice, seeds and pulp onto the toast. Discard skin. Drizzle each slice with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Makes 4 servings.
Source: Adapted from Williams Sonoma Taste Magazine (2001).
Per Serving: 352 calories (20 percent from fat), 7.8 g fat (0.9 g saturated, 4.9 g monounsaturated), 0 cholesterol, 10.6 g protein, 48.9 g carbohydrates, 2.8 g fiber, 523 mg sodium.
If you go
Place: La Tasca Tapas at Panizza
Address: 1229 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach
Contact: 305-695-8800
Hours: 6–11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 6-midnight Friday and Saturday
Prices: Tapas $2.50-$16.50, crostini $6.95-$8.75, desserts $4.90-$5.25
FYI: Live Flamenco with paella Wednesday nights; catering available.
This story was originally published May 5, 2011 at 5:05 AM.