The Oreo Cookie Cheesecake at Spiga

I love the all-new Spiga. Thumbs up to their stark white-black interiors, their gloriously intact menu and the absolutely, gloriously intact prices! Ok, I write this piece to strictly discuss what I ate—and what I ate from their vegetarian part of the menu. The Parmigiano was nice, with eggplant batter-fried and arranged on a bed of mashed potatoes, surrounded by penne and drizzled with white sauce and olive oil. Nice—would recommend it.

But I am so very, very pleased with the Oreo cookie cheesecake. I was pretty sure that it was going to be a frozen cookie crumb base with layers of cream cheese or chocolate or whatever, but this one is extremely different. The almost crumbly and powdery cookie base has a nice, not-too-thick chocolate sauce layer on top of it, with a layer of whipped cream coming right on top. A spoonful of chocolate is drizzled over it for a stunning looking dessert.

You can spoon away easily and gorge on it. It is a wonderful feeling. I don’t know about its calorie count, but I actually walked out feeling light….

…..It’s a week, and I am still as pleased.