If you’re looking for a honest dish of pasta without too much fuzz, then Pasta? is a good destination. Located on University Avenue, across the street from La Strada and around the corner from Vero, Pasta? is distinctively different from either one. Very unpretentious and quite hearty in its serving, Pasta? seems like a good [...]
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After walking past it a million time, it was a pleasant surprise to find an Italian crew leading the charge at Vero Ristorante Italiano, in downtown Palo Alto. Vero is an unpretentious spot less than half a block off University, on Bryant street. Two outdoor tables, a large open kitchen, and a simple menu appealing [...]
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Sicily contributes many delicious dishes to the Italian heritage, but I don’t think I crave any of them as much as cannoli. That’s why when I hear about a new place that makes them, I usually run and try it out!! Romolo’s in San Mateo is one of such places: in a very unassuming strip [...]
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My little personal escape to Italy is when I afford myself the treat of having breakfast at Caffe’ del Doge. Even when I am in Italy, having breakfast out and get a cappuccino and a brioche is a great way to start the day, so having a place that makes me feel so much like [...]
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I love Trader Joe’s. I am partial, I know, but I find that there’s noting better than a store with a good quality/price ratio! Trader Joe’s has an interesting sourcing process with its suppliers, and that means they get products nobody else markets, or they get the same products at a fraction of the [...]
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