Topic 2 of 76: Italian
Sat, Feb 1, 1997 (14:36) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
We got into Italian restaurants in the intros, so I thought it was about time to
have a topic. So here it is. What are your favorite Italian restaurants?
172 responses total.
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Response 1 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sat, Feb 8, 1997 (15:01) * 9 lines
My wifey's are
Carmello's
Little Italy
Olive Garden
Bodega della Pasta
It's hard for me to say because I work at one
and eat at not that many more.
WER
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Response 2 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (13:16) * 6 lines
XL ent. ranks
Mezzaluna and Sfuzzi
as the best two,
by a half star.
WER
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Response 3 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (19:44) * 4 lines
What? Doesn't anyone else on here eat Italian
food at restaurants?
WER
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Response 4 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (13:04) * 1 lines
In Denver: Pasta J's, The Bent Noodle and my very own Italian kitchen!
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Response 5 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (23:20) * 5 lines
How do I beg for recipes?
(Especially in a way that will work!)
WER
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Response 6 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (09:22) * 3 lines
I guess you could call them up and ask?!?
I don't do the recipe thing, if I try it at a restaurant I try to discern the
ingredients, usually I have to try it at least twice, then I go home and experiment!
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Response 7 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (22:18) * 5 lines
Exactly. Drives my wife nuts when I make something
she likes, then asks me if I wrote down the recipe
and I tell her, "Nope."
WER
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Response 8 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (09:10) * 2 lines
*giggle*
Makes life an adventure doesn't it?
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Response 9 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (23:39) * 3 lines
Something like that.
WER
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Response 10 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (12:03) * 1 lines
How's our fave Italian chef these days?
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Response 11 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (12:57) * 13 lines
I don't know that I can type
for that long!
At the moment I have a
melatonin hangover and
accompanying lack o' caffeine
headache.
So, how's teach?
WER
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Response 12 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (12:59) * 1 lines
Sounds like I'm better off than you. The flat tire this morning, crappy admin mtg and caffeine overdose, notwithstanding! *smile*
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Response 13 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (13:02) * 3 lines
*smile*
WER
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Response 14 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (13:04) * 1 lines
Pissing your day off away or do you have great plans with which to make it fly quickly by?
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Response 15 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (13:08) * 8 lines
Yapping on here, doing some html later,
going to the park with my daughter,
parent/teacher conference for my stepson,
buy more cigs, maybe eat sometime.
And you?
WER
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Response 16 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (13:13) * 3 lines
[BALPAS testing going on today, so no student contact today. I should be getting caught up on some paperwork but obviously, I have chosen to slack. Excuses include: rough morning, need some food, pretty days make me unproductive... the list goes on.
Where do your kids go to school? I did my student teaching at Doss Elementary on Far West Blvd.
Still chilly in Austin? Enjoy the park, I am envious.
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Response 17 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (13:14) * 4 lines
Stepson goes to Brentwood.
Daughter is almost 4, no school yet.
WER
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Response 18 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (13:17) * 1 lines
Names???
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Response 19 of 172: William E. Roland (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (13:22) * 4 lines
Taylor Charles Shumer
Zoe Jessica Roland
WER
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Response 20 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (09:18) * 2 lines
great names!
(back to conference subject) do they like Italian food?
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Response 21 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (12:53) * 5 lines
Zoe will eat most anything, but she likes the
meatballs best from work and Taylor likes the
pizza.
WER
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Response 22 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:04) * 1 lines
Mmmm. Making me hungry. Wish I could "cash in" on my tiramisu early...
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Response 23 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:18) * 5 lines
Unless I've got the wrong plug-ins,
I can't send it to ya online.
Sorry
WER
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Response 24 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (11:22) * 1 lines
It'll wait.
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Response 25 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:43) * 2 lines
Till the tiramasu plug-in is released?
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Response 26 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:45) * 1 lines
Or until I come visit, whichever comes first!
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Response 27 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (00:22) * 5 lines
I that some sorta zen question?
Who came first, Stacey or the Tiramisu plug-in for IE?
WER
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Response 28 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (09:40) * 1 lines
You're thinking a 'bit' too deep.
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Response 29 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (23:01) * 3 lines
..........Yeah, like I have a choice.
WER
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Response 30 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Oct 28, 1997 (08:47) * 1 lines
*giggle*
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Response 31 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (00:21) * 4 lines
So, toots, why ain't cha posted in the innuendo
topic in the sex conference?
WER
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Response 32 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (09:57) * 2 lines
I'm not a member.
Maybe I should investigate though.
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Response 33 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (21:03) * 2 lines
May I see your id please?
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Response 34 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (22:52) * 3 lines
And I'd like to see your super ego...
WER
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Response 35 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (05:09) * 2 lines
Rename this the Freudian Italian Restaurant topic.
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Response 36 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (08:40) * 2 lines
And I'd like to see...
damn. wrong topic again.
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Response 37 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (11:58) * 4 lines
And how would you like that served,
Mother?
WER
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Response 38 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (12:54) * 2 lines
Does your outfit deliver? What's the number to call?
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Response 39 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (00:06) * 3 lines
Eat Out In, but I don't know the number off the top of my head.
WER
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Response 40 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (07:33) * 3 lines
And where are you located?
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Response 41 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (15:03) * 4 lines
Spicewood Springs and Mesa,
right across the street from BCSI
WER
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Response 42 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (18:22) * 3 lines
One of these days we'll get your takeouts? What do you recommend for lunch?
XY
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Response 43 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Nov 4, 1997 (12:11) * 1 lines
Ciao Signor WER! Is today your day off?
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Response 44 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Nov 4, 1997 (13:22) * 2 lines
I still have my Little Italy salad from yesterday in the 'fridgertator.
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Response 45 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Tue, Nov 4, 1997 (22:57) * 3 lines
Wednesday, stacey, Wednesday.
WER
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Response 46 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 5, 1997 (10:38) * 1 lines
Happy day off!!! (At least I think it's Wednesday) I've been so discombobulated lately... I spent Monday thinking it was Thursday.
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Response 47 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 5, 1997 (11:13) * 2 lines
Nice try!
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Response 48 of 172: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 5, 1997 (13:25) * 4 lines
Yeah, but that can make for a very
long week.
WER
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Response 49 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (12:04) * 1 lines
sometimes coming to work can make for a very long week.
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Response 50 of 172: Me (KitchenManager) * Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (16:02) * 3 lines
Sometimes?
WER
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Response 51 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (01:21) * 3 lines
and this readers poll winner is:
Mezzaluna
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Response 52 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (08:43) * 1 lines
And the runner up is???
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Response 53 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (10:24) * 7 lines
I said it would take me a couple of days
to get all the information up.
Runners-up: Romeo's, Romano's Macaroni Grill
Honorable Mentions
Basil's, Carraba's Italian Grill, Frank & Angie's
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Response 54 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (18:45) * 1 lines
Do you agree with these selections?
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Response 55 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Sun, Nov 9, 1997 (11:46) * 2 lines
I find some of the placings odd, but I could have guessed
most of them.
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Response 56 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (10:35) * 1 lines
Mezzaluna was one of my favorite places. But I also enjoyed that little Italian place on 5th and (?) Red River? somewhere around there.
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Response 57 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (11:34) * 2 lines
Hmmmm?
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Response 58 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (11:17) * 1 lines
Happy Day Off, WER!
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Response 59 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (11:29) * 1 lines
thanks, stace
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Response 60 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (11:30) * 1 lines
A lazy day at the park with your daughter?
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Response 61 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (11:32) * 4 lines
Nope, wife got's the car,
so we lazy at home today.
She started day care Monday,
goes on Tuesday and Thursday also.
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Response 62 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (11:35) * 6 lines
Your wife or your daughter? Just kidding.
Is it rainy? A good paint by numbers day!
Warm? A good go-outside-and-kick-a-ball day!
Cold but sunny? A perfect walk-around-the-block day!
I'm just making myself envious now! Funny, I'm NEVER envious of your 10 hour days!
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Response 63 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (14:20) * 3 lines
Dat's okay, I'm envious of you and your mountains
and snow. Sometimes, I think that's all I need to
get levelled back out. It's been so long.
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Response 64 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Nov 21, 1997 (10:35) * 1 lines
The mountains give me perspective, that's for sure. In fact, I'm taking a solo weekend jaunt tonight (if it doesn't snow). A mini vacation down to Glenwood Springs to ease my mind.
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Response 65 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Nov 21, 1997 (10:40) * 3 lines
Good luck, I'd hate for you to loose
your weekend to this problem.
*hugs*
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Response 66 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Nov 21, 1997 (10:55) * 1 lines
Oh, the coworker? I get frustrated but never ruin my own weekend over it. Relationship and family problems are the ones that have the potential to really get me down. Stupid coworkers... eh? What can you do?
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Response 67 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Nov 21, 1997 (10:57) * 1 lines
Now there's a question I wish I knew the answer to.
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Response 68 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (12:19) * 5 lines
Had a fabulous Italian dinner on Friday night with an old friend.
Josephina's in LoDo. The bread was served with a tomato-garlic pesto that I culdn't get enough of until the portabello mushroom came in its reduction sauce! For dinner I had grilled eggplant with polenta. So much I couldn't finish it all. And for all those who haven't gotten to watch me nosh my body weight at dinner (like Paul), not finishing a delicious meal is darn near unfathomable for me! After dinner we went to Enoteca for another bottle of Merlot and after an hour I was ready for the bruschetta with
roasted red peppers and chevre!
A truly enjoyable dinner and OOPS! I forgot to mention the tiramisu at Josephina's. Eh, it wasn't THAT good.
I'm holding out for Little Italy!
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Response 69 of 172: Katrina (katrina) * Fri, Dec 5, 1997 (23:44) * 1 lines
When are you going there?
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Response 70 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Dec 8, 1997 (18:00) * 2 lines
I'll be in Austin after Christmas and until New Year's day.
So, sometime in between. To meet a WER and eat a tiramisu.
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Response 71 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, Dec 8, 1997 (23:29) * 1 lines
Oh, if only the opposite...
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Response 72 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Dec 9, 1997 (10:17) * 2 lines
As soon I typed it... I recognized the options!
*smile*
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Response 73 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Dec 9, 1997 (11:42) * 1 lines
At least you didn't recant...
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Response 74 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Dec 9, 1997 (18:17) * 1 lines
oh, no... I appreciate a good innuendo.
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Response 75 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Dec 9, 1997 (23:01) * 1 lines
Oh, you just want me for my mind...
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Response 76 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Dec 10, 1997 (09:42) * 2 lines
Yeah right!
*giggle*
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Response 77 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Dec 10, 1997 (11:34) * 2 lines
Didn't realize how much I missed
those *giggle*s. Thanky, ma'am.
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Response 78 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Dec 15, 1997 (18:30) * 2 lines
*giggle*
*smile*
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Response 79 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Dec 16, 1997 (01:33) * 1 lines
LOL...
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Response 80 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Dec 17, 1997 (10:09) * 1 lines
When is your new day off?
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Response 81 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Dec 17, 1997 (12:11) * 2 lines
This week it's today (more or less...)
Next two, it'll be Thursday.
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Response 82 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Jan 7, 1998 (00:15) * 3 lines
WHAT???
Wasn't the food good enough to talk about,
you two?
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Response 83 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jan 7, 1998 (11:51) * 2 lines
The food was great! But the conversation was so good
that it absorbed much of my attention.
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Response 84 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Jan 7, 1998 (12:27) * 6 lines
I have to give you that...
When it was my turn to join,
I found that it was very difficult
to end the conversation and
return home...Stacey is a very
engaging conversationalist.
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Response 85 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jan 8, 1998 (20:52) * 4 lines
*blush*
food was great wer. somehow I'd like to combine the marsala part o Paul's meal with the big mushrooms in mine! and letsee... tiramisu was yummilicious.
I too enjoyed the conversations immensely...
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Response 86 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jan 8, 1998 (20:56) * 3 lines
*WooWoo*
Does this mean my invites to Colorado
are still on?
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Response 87 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jan 8, 1998 (21:06) * 2 lines
of course!!!
I'll cook!
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Response 88 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jan 8, 1998 (23:50) * 2 lines
There is no doubt in my mind...
(at least not now...)
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Response 89 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Jan 9, 1998 (18:21) * 1 lines
*smile*
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Response 90 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Jan 10, 1998 (22:05) * 1 lines
Thank you...
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Response 91 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jan 15, 1998 (17:52) * 1 lines
for???
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Response 92 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jan 15, 1998 (23:17) * 2 lines
not running away screaming
when I'm near? (yet...)
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Response 93 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Jan 19, 1998 (17:45) * 1 lines
WER, you've got some fairly serious self-depreceating techniques. Why for?
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Response 94 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, Jan 19, 1998 (22:00) * 2 lines
I was taught well and have never
learned differently.
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Response 95 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (00:10) * 4 lines
In fact, those lessons were fairly well
re-enforced again today. You should be
careful here, Stacey, you may find yourself
on treacherous ground.
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Response 96 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (18:26) * 1 lines
feeling the ugly monster coming on again?
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Response 97 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (22:03) * 5 lines
It's doing the typing, actually. Haven't seen
the reason to speak out this time. Doesn't matter
if I do or don't, nothing changes. And at least
if I'm quiet, no one else is affected.
*wink*
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Response 98 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jan 22, 1998 (17:54) * 4 lines
Don't let it control your life, WER.
You don't have to fight it either.
Just realize it's not strong, and it's your creation.
You can just lay it to rest (or kill it, if that makes you feel better!)
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Response 99 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 2, 1998 (00:05) * 2 lines
Wow, do we stray off course on occasion...
Marc Katz ate at the restaurant tonight...
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Response 100 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Apr 2, 1998 (19:17) * 5 lines
I saw a Top of the Mark while crusing around frisco yesterday.
That's where he got the idea for Top of the Mark, from the place above
the Mark Hopkins hotel in SF.
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Response 101 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Apr 6, 1998 (16:50) * 1 lines
... never kloses!
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Response 102 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, May 9, 1998 (11:03) * 5 lines
Ate at Paggi House Thursday night...
either I'm jaded or they deserve their reputation...
the food, for the most part, was good I just don't
see the need to pay that much for presentation, as
the service wasn't up to par, either.
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Response 103 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, May 11, 1998 (14:00) * 7 lines
never very fond of Paggi House.
Favorite Austin Italian spots...
(besides the ones on my body)
Carmelo's
Mezzaluna
and then there's this cook at a place called Little Italy... if you touch the right places... well...
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Response 104 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, May 11, 1998 (14:00) * 1 lines
(apologies Kitchen Manager, I realize you are trying to elicit serious banter here!)
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Response 105 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, May 11, 1998 (22:24) * 7 lines
s'okay...
meant to say up there (response #32) that they don't deserve
their reputation...
no need to apologize, you just have to show me those spots...
(you rank Carmello's and Mezzaluna above my Marsala and Tiramisu?
now the truth comes out...)
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Response 106 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, May 12, 1998 (22:24) * 4 lines
twas the paranoid man inside you who suspected I was ranking!
But I'm fairly certain other visitors don't get the same 'special sauce' and I wouldn't want to sign you up for more than you bargained for!
*smile*
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Response 107 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, May 12, 1998 (23:13) * 1 lines
Paul Terry Walhus ate at the restaurant last night.
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Response 108 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, May 14, 1998 (16:54) * 4 lines
with company?
who WAS she?!?!
*giggle*
(can't wait to tease!)
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Response 109 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, May 14, 1998 (21:00) * 1 lines
(I've noticed...)
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Response 110 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, May 16, 1998 (00:21) * 1 lines
Jon Penner ate at the restaurant tonight.
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Response 111 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 16, 1998 (09:07) * 2 lines
Jon does the windsurfing site that the Spring hosts, he lurks here
sometimes.
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Response 112 of 172: Jon Penner (jpenner) * Tue, May 19, 1998 (08:25) * 5 lines
Hi all. Good to meet km the other night. Another great dinner (as usual). Talk about tough working environment for the km; it must have been at least 110 F.
Coming home from that, setting the AC at 90 would feel cool!
Debate for dinner place that night was Gators or LI; no question in my mind.
I ordered the spaghetti w/ spicey Italian sausage. Used to be on the menu a few years ago, but still get it anyway. What do you think is the *best* thing on the menu?
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Response 113 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, May 19, 1998 (10:57) * 2 lines
hey WER, is your name anywhere on the menu?
*smile*
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Response 114 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, May 19, 1998 (23:54) * 7 lines
not for the general public,
just a few select diners...
(but thanks for asking!)
Let's see...Stacey's had the de Pino and the Tiramisu,
Terry has had the Veggie Deluxe Pizza, Chicken Marsala,
Shrimp Parmesan and Tiramisu,
and as for me...
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Response 115 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, May 20, 1998 (15:18) * 1 lines
yes?
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Response 116 of 172: Jon Penner (jpenner) * Thu, Jun 18, 1998 (11:54) * 4 lines
Made it to LI last night (Wed). Had the Chicken Marsala, it was great! Checked with the waitress & the KM was off. I keep forgetting to bring the free dinner coupon I won, I'll remember one of these days.
Was at Mezzaluna's the other night for the first time, Lamb rack was good, almost as good as the stuff I had in New Zealand in February. Actually had Tiramisu for the first time ever there. I'm usually too full to order desert...
Stacey, Did you get any of that snow I've been hearing about in Denver?
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Response 117 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jun 25, 1998 (18:12) * 10 lines
nope. the snow was strictly reserved for the 'high country' (above 9,000 feet).
In fact, the weather has been BEAUTIFUL here. 80s in the day and back down to 50s in the evening. I love being able to bring a sweater everywhere I go but not having to wear a coat!
And the mornings are always so new and fresh smelling...
No eat-in restaurants lately... lot of delivery and take out.
Jade Dragon -- schezuwan (yeah,yeah,yeah, whatever) bean curd and shrimp fried rice
Fazoli's -- baked spaghetti
Blackjack -- pizza
how'd ya get a free coupon for Little Italy?!?
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Response 118 of 172: wer (wer) * Thu, Jun 25, 1998 (18:22) * 2 lines
Jon found hidden treasure...
if'n I heard correctly, he ate there last night, also...
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Response 119 of 172: Jon (jpenner) * Mon, Jul 13, 1998 (18:36) * 5 lines
Follow those links, never know what you might find/win!
I guess I need to pick non-Wednesday nights if KM is going to do the artwork. Sorry, haven't been on for a while. Work... ya know.
Temps have been in low 100's the past few days.
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Response 120 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jul 14, 1998 (16:13) * 3 lines
uggghhoo!
(don't like 100 degrees!)
(where do you work jon?)
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Response 121 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 14, 1998 (17:17) * 2 lines
I think he works up near where we used to work, Stace.
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Response 122 of 172: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 15, 1998 (01:08) * 1 lines
hell?
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Response 123 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (16:17) * 4 lines
sort of...
more like the purgatory between Austin and Round Rock...
(Remember when we had to drive all the way to the Arboretum for lunches Paul?)
(Wait... were you there when the upstairs first opened?)
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Response 124 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (21:35) * 4 lines
I was there when the upstairs was in the final stage of completion. When
they built the rabbit compound. I haven't heard from Bill for a long
time. I heard Kim moved on. I heard Tom Vu got hooked up with Stacy,
the blond who worked for Richard. That was kind of a strange scene.
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Response 125 of 172: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (01:24) * 1 lines
A rabbit compound?!?!?! To keep the frying pans going? THAT's a strange scene!
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Response 126 of 172: Jon (jpenner) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (15:37) * 1 lines
Yep, Round Rock (Hell - at least since Dell moved here). Used to be able to cruise out here or back to town (opposite of IBM-Georgetown traffic). Only good thing that has happened out here in the last 10 years is more eating places. El Arroyo, La Margarita & tons of new ones I can't even name around WallMart. Went to Indian place down from Souper Salads yesterday, not bad. I saw a new Itailan place there too.
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Response 127 of 172: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (15:49) * 2 lines
An Italian place?!?!
Sounds weirder by the minute. Weirder? More weird? This language gets weirder by the minute too!
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Response 128 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (20:45) * 6 lines
I received an email from Tom Vu awhile back... he and Stacy (Baden???) were living together...
Mike just left the rabbit and joined a travel agency that may send him out to San Francisco (where he has wanted to be for years!)
Freddy was still working there with his CNA certification and sounding really centered.
I heard Bill left the company to pursue the electronic commerce...
Yep... been a long time in only two short years!
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Response 129 of 172: a night at Little Italy recalled (terry) * Thu, Sep 17, 1998 (00:13) * 14 lines
Stacy is working at Tivoli, saw her name on the employee list, Stace. I see Bill has moved to North Lamar and is doing something with web based customer prospecting. I thought I saw Kim pull out of Lanier High out of the corner of my eye the other day, maybe it was her.
I hope you drift back in!
Italian. Back on topic. wer, that brione was fabulous the other night. Thanks again for the pass! Can you pass along the recipe for the sauce or is it a trade secret? And the same with the coffee . . . what is your favorite brand/flavor?
Yep, shrimp brione. Very tasty! We kept hoping you would make an appearance but the reports were that you were very backed up in the kitchen. One of the waiters may have known Kristen, he sent her a desert! That tiramisu you made was so rich I had to order the coffee to finish it, the coffee revived my appetite for it by counterbalancing the sweetness.
Does werwife still rate Carmello's as number one?
Jon, are you getting back on track with the website? What do you need from us?
Keep reminding me ok?
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Response 130 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Sep 17, 1998 (09:11) * 1 lines
what other dessert did you all have?
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Response 131 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Sep 17, 1998 (21:19) * 4 lines
Some desert that one of the waiters gave to Kristen. I don't know what it
was. I had some ice cream. You're sidestepping my recipe request, okay,
okay, must be a trade secret!
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Response 132 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Sep 18, 1998 (08:33) * 1 lines
yep, sorry...
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Response 133 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Sep 18, 1998 (08:44) * 2 lines
Kristen's still scratching her head trying to find out who gave her that desert.
Parachuting buddy. And she's scratching her head about a comment of yours, too. She can't figure it out.
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Response 134 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Sep 18, 1998 (16:17) * 3 lines
which would be?
(I don't know anyone here that parachutes...as there were only two waiters
on that night, was it your's, or the other one?)
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Response 135 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Sep 20, 1998 (23:22) * 2 lines
The other one, I believe.
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Response 136 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, Sep 21, 1998 (07:56) * 2 lines
yep, he thought Kristen was so irresistably gorgeous that he just
had to buy her dessert...
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Response 137 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Sep 23, 1998 (05:24) * 1 lines
so, what comment of mine had the birthday girl scratching her head?
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Response 138 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Sep 23, 1998 (06:31) * 3 lines
Something about an invite to dinner, can't locate it now. Speaking of birthday girls, happy birthday Kristen!!!
So, what does brione mean?
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Response 139 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Sep 23, 1998 (06:55) * 2 lines
last name of the guy who created the dish,
from what I understand...
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Response 140 of 172: Jon (jpenner) * Thu, Sep 24, 1998 (14:13) * 3 lines
Was in LI Monday night, finally figured out NOT to go on Wednesday as it is WER's day off. Had the Lasagna which was fantastic as usual. I'm just finishing the leftovers now as I type.
(Paul, the http://access.spring.net/~awc web site is back on the air. Thanks!)
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Response 141 of 172: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Sep 25, 1998 (12:55) * 1 lines
Wow, they give wer a day off?
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Response 142 of 172: Host (KitchenManager) * Fri, Sep 25, 1998 (12:58) * 2 lines
so-so...actually, I was in for several hours before the place opened,
but I did have all the hours we were open off...
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Response 143 of 172: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Sep 25, 1998 (14:00) * 1 lines
How ironic.
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Response 144 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Sep 25, 1998 (14:03) * 1 lines
never thought of it as ironical...
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Response 145 of 172: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Sep 25, 1998 (16:32) * 1 lines
That the chef works when there are no customers? It's not as if you're a pastry chef (although you may do that as well--forgot about all that tiramisu!)
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Response 146 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 28, 1998 (09:47) * 2 lines
Better something, Better Crust?
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Response 147 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 28, 1998 (12:10) * 1 lines
You lost me, Terry...
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Response 148 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 28, 1998 (17:31) * 2 lines
Name of the folks that make the bread sticks for Olive Gardin.
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Response 149 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 29, 1998 (17:26) * 1 lines
gotcha...
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Response 150 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 29, 1998 (17:39) * 6 lines
Do you think she really meant to say Butter Crust and not Better Crust?
Does Butter Crust make Italian bread sticks? Does the Lil Italy bake it's
own breadsticks?
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Response 151 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 29, 1998 (17:46) * 3 lines
Butter Crust might...especially for a deal like that...
And, yes, we make our own bread from scratch at the restaurant...
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Response 152 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 30, 1998 (00:43) * 2 lines
Any tips on making bread sticks? Or any brand you recommend?
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Response 153 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Oct 30, 1998 (10:38) * 1 lines
lemme think on that one...
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Response 154 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 30, 1998 (16:03) * 2 lines
pause for a deep thought break.
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Response 155 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (15:14) * 12 lines
This year's Chronicle Readers Poll for Best Italian says:
Basil's
Runners-up: Romeo's,Mezzaluna
Honorable mentions: Carraba's Italian Grill, Carmelo's, Olive Garden,
Pizza Nizza
The critic's list says:
Best Gelatos e Sorbettos--Milano's
Best Italian Potential--Vespaio
Best Spaghetti and Meatballs--Treehouse Italian Grilll
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Response 156 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (16:03) * 3 lines
I've been to Romeos but not Basils. What's so great about Basils. And
boo, no LI mention!
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Response 157 of 172: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Nov 12, 1998 (09:04) * 1 lines
I gotta vote for Carmelo's!
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Response 158 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (08:55) * 15 lines
(oh, how far I have slipped!...)
These things be not Italian
Caesar salad
Anything parmigiana other than eggplant
Grated cheese on seafood (there a few exceptions but they are very few)
Espresso with a lemon twist
Architectural food
Pasta "swimming" in sauce
Parsley as a garnish
Olive oil as a dip for bread
Warm goat cheese
Ricotta cheese in lasagna
Balsamic vinegar on salad
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Response 159 of 172: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (15:34) * 1 lines
If it tastes good, Eat it.
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Response 160 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (18:26) * 2 lines
and sometimes,
If it looks good, Eat it!
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Response 161 of 172: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Thu, Dec 17, 1998 (13:07) * 1 lines
Or at least try it, anyway.
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Response 162 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Dec 17, 1998 (23:56) * 1 lines
I pretty much make it a rule to always swallow.
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Response 163 of 172: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Fri, Dec 18, 1998 (12:35) * 1 lines
You have to be really careful what you put in your mouth, if that is the case.
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Response 164 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, May 7, 1999 (02:17) * 2 lines
read Dale Rice's latest review of Little Italy at
http://www.austin360.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/littleitaly.html
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Response 165 of 172: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Fri, May 7, 1999 (02:44) * 1 lines
What does he mean by "relatively attentive" - service didn't always reply his e-mails? ;=}
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Response 166 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, May 7, 1999 (03:19) * 1 lines
very nice...fortunately, he only communicated with me by phone...
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Response 167 of 172: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Tue, May 11, 1999 (08:48) * 3 lines
...ok, that !WAS! ghastly, I'm sorry. Wait - this guy calls in, and then writes a review?
Wow. That's how to do it! Bet they sell zillions of copies. Doing it the honest way just doesn't pay, but I don't know any other.
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Response 168 of 172: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, May 11, 1999 (10:45) * 1 lines
he was fact checking for the article...had already eaten there...
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Response 169 of 172: (sprin5) * Sat, May 20, 2000 (21:48) * 71 lines
Italian Restaurants are on the rise.
My favorite of course is Little Italy because they are so well managed in
their kitchen.
Famous for tiramisu!
I wonder how late they stay open?
Chronicle Readers don't agree with me, however.
The envelope please.
Thank you, tears open envelope, the winner is . . .
Vespaio
Huh? Never heard of this dive.
Carmelos and Mezzaluna came in next. Isn't Mezzaluna where Nicoel Got
error 2 (No
such file or directory) in out of time(null)
baldur:~ $ Carmelos and Mezzaluna came in next. Isn't Mezzaluna where
Nicole and OJ
used to hang out?
Romeos, Treehouse Grill and Cafe Spezzano get honorable mention.
And the so called critics didn’t even include Italian as a category. Do
you spell Austin
Chronicle “haphazard”?
Maybe I just didn’t see it. I can't believe these so called critics can’t
have an Itialian restaurant pick. And maybe Vespaio isn't a dive after
all.
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Response 170 of 172: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, May 20, 2000 (22:12) * 1 lines
Sorry, but if/when I get to Austin I eat Italian in One Place Only. Knots in the tummy and all... All the stars are in my eyes?
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Response 171 of 172: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (20:13) * 31 lines
I found this cool critique of Riale's, the Sicilian pizza place.
Austin American-Statesman
Reale Good Food
by Linda Anthony
October 17, 1996
Behind the strip-center facade are white tablecloths, an extensive menu and affordable, satisfying meals
It's been a long time since I've seen people milling outside a restaurant's front door waiting for an open table, especially one housed in a strip shopping center. So when our carload drove up to Reale's Pizza & Café in Ross Plaza on U.S. 183 last week, it took me awhile to register what these folks sitting on benches or standing by the door where doing.
It seems that waiting for a table at Reale's is the norm, not the rarity, at least according to those having to do so. And that probably has more to do with the warm welcome and predictability of the cuisine that it does with the paucity of the pickings in that neck of the woods.
Reale's is a family-fun restaurant, and regulars are greeted like long-lost friends. The maitre d' is likely to ask if they'll be having "the usual" this evening. Newcomers, however, are not given short shrift in the greetings department, and we were quickly and pleasantly seated.
Perhaps it's the name, but I didn't expect white tablecloths or as extensive a menu as I found at Reale's. There's a lengthy list of pasta choices, along with steak, seafood, chicken and veal dishes. Pizza, which figures prominently in the restaurant's name, has its own section, but the choices are pick-your-own toppings and white or Sicilian pies. Prices are moderate, with pasta entrees (all dinners include a salad and garlic bread) ranging from $6.95 to $8.95, while other entrees cost between $9.95 and $14.95.
As we scanned the menu, we were struck by the enormous, and I don't use the adjective lightly, Sicilian pizza that folks at the adjacent table were enjoying. Since there were five of us (including two children) that night, it seemed like sharing a pizza might be a better appetizer option than stuffed or sautéed mushrooms, calamari, mussels, fried mozzarella, antipasta or zucchini parmigiana ($2.75 to $6.95). What we didn't know, at least until we ordered, was that toppings for the Sicilian pizza had to be ordered individually, and at $1.60 each (toppings are priced according to the size of the pizza ordered), it would prove to be a costly proposition. So we opted for a medium Ala Reale Pizza (pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, Canadian bacon, black olives and bell peppers at $15.30) instead and were delighted with our choice. The toppings were heaped generously atop a thin, crisp crust, and the kitchen didn't skimp on the cheese.
For the record, Reale's serves some of the freshest dinner salads in town. NO wedge of iceberg lettuce with watery tomatoes or wilted cukes are served here. Instead, you get a verdant mound of mixed greens, including some radicchio, slivers of bell pepper, olives, crispy, garlicky croutons, luscious tomatoes, carrot curls and peperoncini. The dressings, all made on the premises, are good versions of their genre, but unless you like a lot of it, ask for it served on the side.
We must have all been in the mood for carbohydrates, because everyone at our table opted for pasta of some sort. One of the kids got the child-sized portion of spaghetti, which at $3.95 is a pretty good deal, especially when you also get bread and salad. Throw on a meatball, which Carly didn't want, and the price rises to $4.95. The older child ordered Fettuccine Alfredo ($8.95) and was nice enough to share her entree with those wanting a taste. At least a couple of us wanted more than that, and wished we had ordered her silky smooth, richly subtle entree. At all too many places, this classic is ruined by a heavy hand. Not here. Tortellini Ala Carbonara ($8.95) has a similar yet even richer sauce, thanks to the addition of eggs and bits of smoky bacon. It's a good choice for those who like heavy pastas, but if you're looking for something that won't sit in your stomach after a few bites, pick something else.
The Eggplant Siciliano is one such possibility. It's basically eggplant parmigiana with chunks of boneless chicken added to the layering process. Reale's version is as toothsome as any I've had in town, and since it comes with a side order of spaghetti in red sauce, it's an entree that enables you to get a lot of Italian basics in one dish. Another choice which accomplishes the same thing is the Italian Sausage and Pepper Platter ($8.95) which features that can't-go-wrong combination over a heaping mound of fettuccine in red sauce.
Portions are plentiful, and none of us could finish our entrees, which for once meant no dessert. It could be that the pizza was more filling than we thought, but it was the hands-down table favorite that night, and something that all of us would order again. But that could be said of just about everything we ate, which is a mark of a good restaurant and one of the reasons there's always a wait at Reale's.
Reale's Pizza & Cafe 13450 US Hwy 183N Austin, Texas 78750 512-335-5115 July 2002
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Response 172 of 172: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (20:20) * 1 lines
you know, i saw an ad for the little italian kitchen here in LA!
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