Best Italian restaurant in the Pittsburgh area
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Italian Days coming up soon in Bloomfield.
Unfortunately, the quality (and quantity) of good Italian food has gone WAY down at this festival. Too many carnival style food outlets now reign the day. There were more Mexican joints there last year than Italian!
Unfortunately, the quality (and quantity) of good Italian food has gone WAY down at this festival. Too many carnival style food outlets now reign the day. There were more Mexican joints there last year than Italian!
Considering we just topped 1 trillion in credit card debt one would think smart and frugal people...pretty much a synonym for what you said..I do however thank the irresponsible youth in this country for the great credit card rewards I am able to achieve by the graces of their "gotta have it even though I don't have the money for it" debt..
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My House……home made sauce. My secret ingredient for all of you Italian wanna be’s
Toss 8-10 fennel seeds in your sauce during the simmering process.
Molto Bello
Toss 8-10 fennel seeds in your sauce during the simmering process.
Molto Bello
I usually make my sauce with ground Italian sausage (which as they say with Prego in regards to fennel and sausage "its in there"). I'll toss in a few extra though. Thanks. Great year for sauce here in central PA as my home grown San Marzanos are, much like Terry Hatcher's assets on Seinfeld, real and spectacular.
What do you do to get the best yield on your tomatoes? I was too late to start my San Marzano seeds, but I did plant Padano tomato seeds which don’t seem to grow so big.
Wait a minute, how does one reactivate a 3 year old thread that hasn't had posts for like 38 months. Why not start a new one??
I accept that there are Italian/American aka "red sauce joints" that are most people's idea of Italian. And that's cool. I like it too. I love taking out of towners to these because honestly alot of cities don't have this.
One of my favorite since my childhood is the Villa in tiny Cadogan, PA. Still enjoy taking my mom there. But they like others are guilty of what I said 3 years ago....they cook the pasta until it is basically mush. I believe these places focus so much on say the veal, the meatballs and the sauce, but they forget to treat the pasta with respect.
There's my lesson for the day.
One of my favorite since my childhood is the Villa in tiny Cadogan, PA. Still enjoy taking my mom there. But they like others are guilty of what I said 3 years ago....they cook the pasta until it is basically mush. I believe these places focus so much on say the veal, the meatballs and the sauce, but they forget to treat the pasta with respect.
There's my lesson for the day.
First of all...too lazy for tomato seeds..bought small plants in mid may (probably a week or so earlier than planting in western PA). I just turn some mushroom compost soil into my top layer every year and just go with miracle grow every couple of weeks, nothing fancy. I resisted the urge to over water this year as I think that was an issue in the past. Guessing mostly luck on the yield. .
70 year old strippers on meth? Sounds about right for the town you call home.
My garden is BOOMING!! And I am attributing it to me being restrained with the water once the plants got established.
I did Leo Greta in Carnegie for the very first time last Sunday night. I was impressed! But not overly impressed. Still might be the best Italian in that area my default, unless someone knows any better??
How hot does it get in the daytime? If I don’t water my one tomato variety can look quite sad.
My cucumber looks dead if I don’t water every hot day.
I bought a few tomato plants from the market, but I wasn’t exactly sure what type I bought. But they gave a good amount of tomatoes.
I felt I needed more so I planted Padanos by seed in May. Those are giving some yield but small plants.
What stinks more is that someone also resurrected the New Commit thread earlier this afternoon, raising hopes there had actually been, well, a new commit. But it turned out it was just a rehash of a commit from weeks ago
I actually don't mind because sometimes there are recommended places that I forget about.
I know you're far from it, but you should check out Severina in West View.
I have been planting seeds preparing for NZ spring. Planted Roma, Grosse Lisse, Moneymaker and also Sweet 100 cherry tomato seeds. Also planted jalapeno, birdseye and cayenne chili's, and capsicum. Planted cucumbers and beetroot to get a headstart on those. Also planted some flowers for the wife.
We weren't in this place last year at this time, so didn't realise we had probably 50 daffodils coming up between the paddocks. We cleared out a bunch of weeds out of that area and are going to be rewarded for the effort.
I thought the “Covid scare “ was over so..is it that you don’t want to hire more or you can’t get people. There is no reason to be short staffed now other than people don’t want to work
Took my son to Rico’s tonight for his birthday. The past two years there, everything has been outstanding. There was a stretch maybe 10 years ago, when that place went downhill. Rico is 85 now, and is usually in the kitchen, while his son David runs things out front. The Veal Milanese is outstanding, and of course when there you must get the angel hair in a cream sauce with pignoli nuts.
When you are at Rico’s you would think you are in a giant treehouse.
The food is very good and the atmosphere is outstanding.
Just had 38 people there last Saturday. Food was amazing, as well as the service. Have been going there for 50 years. Our family fave by far. We buy their sauce online in South Carolina.
Is this the place in the North Hills just off McKnight on the hill side?
Della Terra is good, but make reservations ahead of time.
Cucina Vitale on Carson is very good.
I've heard good things about LeVia Trattoria, but haven't tried it yet.
Is Silvioni's any good? I'm meeting someone there next week, had never heard of it.
La Famiglia, is the name, really good woman’s softball team too, won the last 3 national championships In 3 different classifications in Orlando fla
It’s a red sauce restaurant.
Silvionis and Monte Cellos are similar with Monte Cellos having a larger menu selection.
Quickly scrolled through the 5 pages and found it hard to believe that I didn't notice Tillie's in McKeesport mentioned.
Best Lazagna I have ever had. Huge portion as well. Home made pasta's. Great family run Italian restaurant.
Update/Edit: went to Tillies for our 40th anniversary and we both got the pasta trio, Lazagna, chicken parm, and fettuccine alfredo. Can't believe I ate the whole thing...........
Best Lazagna I have ever had. Huge portion as well. Home made pasta's. Great family run Italian restaurant.
Update/Edit: went to Tillies for our 40th anniversary and we both got the pasta trio, Lazagna, chicken parm, and fettuccine alfredo. Can't believe I ate the whole thing...........
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