Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts

Friday, November 5, 2010

Palma NYC

We are arrived in NYC late last night!   For our first meal, we decided to eat a late dinner at below the apartment we are renting from.  The place is called Palma. It's an organic, rustic, family italian restaurant.  The food was AMAZING!  The atmosphere was so rustic, neighborhood, and urban living that I love!!!!  We need more places like this in Seattle.  Check out our foods...


28 Cornelia Street
New York, NY 10014
http://www.palmanyc.com/


Bread and Eggplant Caponata

They started us off with some homemade flat bread and some stewed eggplant and peppers. 


Carciofi Croccanti
Crispy deep fried artichokes with parmigiano and parsley
These were amazing!



Fettuccine ai Funghi
Homemade fettuccine pasta with mixed mushrooms and truffle pate
So much truffle flavors...



Agonolotti di Spinaci
Homemade pasta filled with spinach and buffalo ricotta  in tomatoe sauce, parmigiano, and basil.
You can always tell a great italian by their tomatoe sauce.  It's one of the simpliest and basic item but hard to master.  This was no exception.  I think the organic ingredients really make a difference in flavor.


Simple Tirimisu




The place was so cute and rustic. Love the light fixture.  The funny thing is that since we are renting the apartment above, its decorated very similiar and felt like an extention of our NYC place.  The people were all speaking Italian too.  Just a lovely neighborhood spot with great food.  Just my kind of place!


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The New Mama Melinas

After a long day of shopping, cousins, mom, sister, and my little bro checked out the new Mama Melina near Uvillage.  http://mammamelina.com/


Food was good but not spectacular.  Nothing to write home about.  If you are in the area and crave Italian, you should go but not a destination spot.  Flavors were so so, exception was the eggplant parmesan.  The food and restaurant is beautiful but the flavors weren't there for me.  It's good but not great.


The Appetizers...
Eggplant Parmesan.  This was my favorite dish of the night.




Vongole con Fagioli e Pancetta (Clams, white beans, and pancetta)




Bruschette




The Entrees....
Spaghetti Pomodoro




Ravioli Con Porcini e Formaggi




Penne with Smoked Mozzarella




Pizza Salciccia e Rapini




Pizza with Mushroom and Truffle
I don't recommend this at all.  Barely any truffle favors. 








The Dessert....
Cheesecake 
This was made with ricotta.  I find this is my favorite way of eating cheesecake. Ricotta gives it a velvety texture and a lightness.




Tiramisu




The diners....my familia!

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