A hiki i kēia manawa, ʻo ka mea e ʻimi nei i kahi pāʻina Italia maikaʻi loa ma Manhattan ma First Avenue ma waena o 50-60th Streets i loaʻa kahi manawa maikaʻi loa e ʻike i ka pōloli. Pōloli i nā donuts, bagels, kope, M&Ms - ʻaʻohe pilikia! E hele i kekahi mau ʻanuʻu a hiki ke kamaʻilio ʻia ka pono hohonu no ka lawe ʻana i waho; loaʻa i kahi yen no ka hero meatball - ʻaʻohe pilikia no ke kiʻi ʻana, lawe ʻana i waho a lawe ʻia paha. Eia nō naʻe, he hale ʻaina ʻItalia epicure-level kahi e pono ai ke kuke i kahi mākaukau ma mua o ka wehe ʻana i kahi hue spaghetti sauce a me ka hoʻolapalapa ʻana i ka wai no ka pasta - he ʻāina neoneo kēia wahi. Noho au ma ke kaiāulu no laila ʻike wau i kaʻu mea e kākau nei.
ʻO ka hope, ua pau ka ʻimi ʻana! E komo i loko o Il Valentino Osteria. Ua hoʻoponopono hou ʻia ʻo Restaurateur Mirso Lekic lāua ʻo Dan Sehic o C3D Architecture i kahi leʻaleʻa ʻoluʻolu a wehe ʻia e ʻai ai i hiki ke komo i nā hemahema. ʻO kahi mea koʻikoʻi o ka lumi ʻaina ʻo ia ka umu brick hāmama a me nā ʻala ʻono mai nā ʻōpala pizza hou e kālua ana i ka wela nui e hoʻouna ana i kahi ʻala ʻono i ke ahiahi hoʻoilo.
ʻAkahi ka Meaʻai
Hōʻike ka Menu i kahi manaʻo Tuscan akā ʻaʻole e nānā i ʻaneʻi no ka mālama pono ʻana i kahi hoʻonohonoho o nā lula, ʻoi aku ka papa kuhikuhi i ka ʻimi ʻana i nā koho ʻaina maikaʻi e hana ai i ka ʻai maikaʻi. ʻO ka Consulting Chef, ʻo Erminio Conte, i hui mua ʻia me Serafina, a me Sous Chef, ʻo Lauro Sucuz, he ʻāpana mua o Petaluma a me Elios, a me Executive Consulting Chef Erminio Conte (he talena no ka pasta i hana lima ʻia me nā kīʻaha homemade) ua hana i kahi hale ʻaina. He wahi huakaʻi a he wahi kaiāulu no hoʻokahi pō pule ke hana ʻoe i ka ʻaina ahiahi no nā hoaaloha a me ka ʻohana.
I kekahi ahiahi i hala iho nei, ua hoʻomaka wau me kekahi hoa hana i kā mākou huakaʻi ʻai me Polpo all Griglia. ʻO ka pēpē heʻe ʻeleʻele i lawelawe ʻia me ka moa a me kahi puree fennel (he mea kāhāhā) e mālama nui ʻia i nā ʻāpana ma ka ʻāpana. ʻO nā ʻāpana liʻiliʻi a palupalu o ka heʻe ma kahi mahana, palupalu a momona. ʻOi loa ka ʻono o ka heʻe a he meaʻai maʻalahi kēia ($17). Inā he ʻāpana o ka paʻakai, koho i ka Melanzane Parmigiana e hui pū ana i nā papa o ka eggplant baed me nā tōmato a me ka mozzarella ($15).
Ke neʻe nei au i ka Secondi Piatti, ua koho au iā Cozze (Mussels). Ua hoʻopuni ʻia kēia mau ʻāpana ʻono o ka ʻono e kahi ʻōmato ʻona a me ka wai basil i hoʻomākaukau ʻia me ka ʻaila ʻoliva puʻupaʻa, kahi paʻi o ke kāleka a me kahi kīwī o ka waina keʻokeʻo a lawelawe ʻia me nā fries French crispy. Nui loa ka ʻāpana a hiki ke kaʻana like - me kahi mea kokoke (oh the garlic)! ($19).
Ua koho koʻu hoa hana i ka Branzino, ʻo ia ka Pesce di Giorno i hui pū ʻia me nā ʻuala ʻuala, kāloti mahu a me ka broccoli. Ua hoʻomākaukau wale ʻia ka ʻai ʻono me ka ʻaila ʻoliva puʻupaʻa, nā lemona a me ka pā paʻi.
Hāʻawi ka papa ʻaina i kahi ākea o nā koho a i ka manawa aʻe e hoʻolālā wau e koho i ka Agnello Brasato i hana ʻia me ke keiki hipa braised, nā fiku Turkish, kāloti, quinoa a me nā ʻalemona ($28) a me ka Spacato di Pollo Woodstone ʻo ia ka umauma moa i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o ka ʻōmato. ʻuala a moʻa ʻia i ka umu pōhaku ($22).
A laila ka mea inu
ʻAʻole pau ka ʻai me ke kīʻaha (a ʻelua a ʻekolu paha waina) a i ʻole ka pia:
• Ka waina ma ke aniani
– Pinot Grigio. Giacomo. Delle Venezie, Italia ($10/$39)
Ua kanu ʻia ʻo Pinot Grigio ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o Italia (Delle Venezie) a ʻo ia kekahi o nā mea kūʻai aku nui loa o Italia. ʻO ka Pinot Grigio i loaʻa ma Il Valentino i hana ʻia mai nā hua waina i koho lima ʻia, kūpono loa iā ia iho ma ke ʻano he aperitif a i ʻole me ka meaʻai māmā, me kahi pua hua ʻoluʻolu me nā ʻala o ka wai pear a me ka maiʻa; i loko o ka waha he palupalu, hoʻopiha, a ʻoluʻolu me ka acidity kaulike, ʻoluʻolu huaʻai e hāʻawi ana i kahi lōʻihi a lōʻihi.
• Sauvignon Blanc. Papolle. Palani ($11/$43)
ʻO Sauvignon Blanc kahi hua waina keʻokeʻo i kanu ʻia ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ʻo Papolle i ke kenekulia 17 a uhi ʻia ma luna o 135 mau ʻeka me 55 mau ʻeka o nā māla waina. He ikaika a paʻakikī nā waina mai Papolle a he ala maikaʻi loa ia e hoʻohui i kahi ʻano ʻē aʻe i ka iʻa, nā ʻiʻo keʻokeʻo a me ka paʻakai. ʻO kēia Sauvignon Blanc he keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo, ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia i ʻulaʻula a ola hoʻi me kahi ʻono ʻono e waiho ana i kahi hoʻopau maʻemaʻe.
• Biia ($6)
• Warsteiner Octoberfest.
He mea lawe mai Kelemānia, ua manaʻo ʻia kēia pia he kaulike maikaʻi, ʻoluʻolu a ʻoluʻolu me kahi ʻono hoppy palupalu a me ka 5.9 pakeneka waiʻona. Hana ʻia no ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana o Octoberfest he hui ia o nā ʻawaʻawa a me nā ʻala ʻala. Hoʻohana ka haku brew i ka bale brew kiʻekiʻe i mahi ʻia mai nā wahi hana Kelemania a me ka Champagne me nā kūlana climatic a me ka lepo maikaʻi loa. Loaʻa ka waihoʻoluʻu amber ma o ka hui pū ʻana o nā mea maʻemaʻe a me kahi kaʻina hana brewing akahai a akahele. ʻO ke kumu wai ʻo Kaiserquelle (Kaiser's Spring) kokoke i ka nahele ʻo Arnsberg, kokoke i ka hale kūʻai wai Waldpark. He kūpono loa ka wai no ka hana ʻana i ka pia a hoʻohui i kona ʻano maikaʻi.
• IPA (India Pale Ale) Kāpena Lawrence Brewing Company.
Mai Elmsford, New York, kaulana kēia pia no kāna mau hop a hāʻawi ʻia ma ke ʻano he kala gula ʻeleʻele akaka me ke poʻo keʻokeʻo liʻiliʻi e nalowale ana i ke apo o waho. Hōʻike ka ʻala i ka citrus, hops a me ka malt me kahi kino ʻano e hoʻomanaʻo ai i ka mauʻu mauu, citrus a me bready malt. E ʻimi i kahi ʻawaʻawa haʻahaʻa me ka ʻono hope.
• ʻO Mermaid Pilsner Coney Island Brewing Company.
Aia ma Brooklyn, NY ua manaʻo ʻia kēia Pilsner he māmā ke kino a hāʻawi i kahi mea inu ʻono a maikaʻi hoʻi. Hoʻohui ka rye malt i kahi ʻala ʻoluʻolu e hāʻawi i kahi ʻike ʻono kaulike he māmā, hua a me ka pua.
Aʻe. Hana i kahi hoʻopaʻa no ka ʻaina awakea, ka ʻaina awakea, ka ʻaina ahiahi, nā mea inu
ʻO kēlā me kēia kumu, ka manawa o ka lā, a i ʻole ka lā o ka pule, e hele i Il Valentino no ka mea:
1. Maikaʻi maoli ka meaʻai.
2. He liʻiliʻi ka papa inoa o ka waina a me ka pia.
3. He akea ka lumi a maikaʻi loa no ke kamaʻilio ʻana (hiki iā ʻoe ke lohe i ka ʻōlelo a kāu mau hoaaloha).
4. He maikaʻi ka lawelawe (noi iā Chris).
5. Ma kahi maikaʻi (ma kēlā ʻaoʻao o ke alanui mai TJ Maxx) a me kahi oasis ma ke kaiāulu ʻo Sutton Place.
ʻAʻole paha kope ʻia kēia ʻatikala kope me ka ʻole o ka ʻae palapala ʻia mai ka mea kākau.
