At il Buco, Mattos serves lardo on crostini with a drop of balsamic vinegar.

WSJ: High on the Hog

Where once there were crostini, now there are pintxos bar snacks, served on slices of bread.

NEWYORKER: Francesca

Even lighter-seeming pesto shrimp and avocado crostini can run 640 calories per order.

CNN: The new restaurant fat traps

Slice this onto crackers or walnut crostini with your favorite fig-friendly cheese.

NPR: Recipe: 'Good Day for a Picnic'

John Dory and caramelized fennel, green garlic, bouillabaisse jus, and black olive crostini enhanced by a full-bodied Feudi di San Gregorio 2007 Falanghina--I could go on (and we did, well into a third dessert), but suffice it to say that thanks to some thoughtful updating, the Mansion has reasserted itself among the Lone Star State's elite.

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