Where to Eat in Tuscaloosa: Forté Aces the Hotel-Restaurant Test
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Forté sits inside The Alamite, and it plays to its strengths: a polished dining room, a real bar, and a menu that is built for dates, celebrations, and business dinners that need to feel like more than a handshake. Start with the focaccia plate and olive tapenade, then add burrata with red Sicilian pesto or the arancini—spicy herbed risotto balls with housemade marinara.
For mains, it is hard to argue with the bone-in pork chop or the Joyce Farms chicken parmesan, which comes with pappardelle tossed in garlic cream sauce. If dessert is happening, stick the landing with tiramisu or crème brûlée. —Rebecca Thompson
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