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I'm going to an Italian restaurant tonight for my grandpa's 90th birthday. Any tips on what to eat? What is safe? Besides salad...????
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Erica, 30, Female, 5'5"
StartDate: Feb 23, 2007
SW: 180+, RRRRSW: 160, CW: 152, MGW: 140, GW: 125
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Re: Italian restaurant eating!
I eat out Italian a lot, though restuarant here may serve different food than they do there.
I usually have antipasti - which includes things like raw vegetables, with a dip of virgin olive oil, goat cheese with oil, garlic and pepper, marinated mozzarella cubes in oil etc, and also bread which I just leave.
My pretty standard main course is Osso Bucco, which is a veal dish, though some places dredge the veal with flour so you have to check about that. It comes with risotto, but I ask for a green undressed salad instead.
Most italian restaurants here also do excellent soups, which are made without flour but with liberal amounts of cream, which are fine too.Kate
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Re: Italian restaurant eating!
i had eggplant rollatini last night.....i think that is safe food.Hello, my name is Christopher and
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Re: Italian restaurant eating!
Which restaurant are you going to? I've noticed a lot of them now have non pasta dishes like steak and chicken with roasted veggies. Fingers crossed that the one you're going to does! If not, I would probably get salad and maybe chicken alfredo or something and ask if I could substitute the pasta for something they may have that is legal.
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Re: Italian restaurant eating!
Just got home & just in to time to watch the rest of the Giants game
My grandpa was so suprised, we all had a good time. It was a "real" Italian restaurant in upstate NY called Bella Luna. I was suprised the food was so good (I am biased living in the Bronx where there are tons of good italian restaurants). For an appetizer I had antipasto & tomatoe, peppers & mozzarella. I had a garden salad and eggplant rollatini (Chris I guess me & you were on the same page) and red wine. Thanks for all your tips they were helpful!
Erica, 30, Female, 5'5"
StartDate: Feb 23, 2007
SW: 180+, RRRRSW: 160, CW: 152, MGW: 140, GW: 125
2010 will be the year I accomplish my weight goal!!!!Comment
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Re: Italian restaurant eating!
Here's the link to the restaurant if anyone lives or visits Central Orange County in NY, it's on Route 94.
http://www.bellaluna94.com/Erica, 30, Female, 5'5"
StartDate: Feb 23, 2007
SW: 180+, RRRRSW: 160, CW: 152, MGW: 140, GW: 125
2010 will be the year I accomplish my weight goal!!!!Comment
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