Contigo, Amigo

The newest, best restaurant in my little 'hood is Contigo. If you can't jet off to Barcelona, this, I imagine, is the next best thing. Exquisite Catalan food in a beautifully designed space...even cute waitstaff! After our waiter admitted that he'd escaped from a military base-centered town in the armpit of Nevada, my pal Wendy whispered that he must have been the cutest thing to come out of Fallon, NV.
But the food! OK, first off, great wine list. They'll give you tastes, too, to help you make up your mind. We had slices of locally-baked bread with an addictive Arbequina olive oil. Next, a salad of arugua, shaved summer squash, toasted almonds and ethereal Bellwether ricotta. And then a plate of pure Spanish simplicity: greens, pinenuts, golden raisins, olive oil and garlic. Finally we had to try the coca. No, we were not snorting stuff in the restroom. This is a fabulous flatbread, perfectly crisp, and in our case topped with sweet melted onions, tiny rounds of zucchini and micro basil leaves. There are desserts as well; Wendy tried the cup of chocolate with churros for dipping while I sat back and blissed out. Te amo, Contigo.