Tastings is one of those Downtown lunch spots we can all too easily overlook. Apparently other people do too, because when we ducked up a side street at the east end of the Mall and took a seat outside, we were nearly alone. But we didn’t mind. It’s fun knowing a secret. The menu was full of scallops, crab and cornichons, but we stuck to basics: the Tuscan sandwich, warm and savory with portobello and olives on crusty country bread, packed onto a plate with irregular fries and a tasty medley of green beans, squash and red onion. Were we meant to dip the sandwich into the little dish of marinara sauce? That, apparently, is still a secret.
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