Wow, had an amazing lunch today at Roma Bella for my co-worker’s birthday. I can’t believe how good it was and I really felt like I was in Italy, in Rome eating out on a patio. The waiter and the owner both had that strong Italian accent that made the whole thing truly like authentic Rome.
For starters we had prosciutto with parma, smoked salmon with capers, calamari and a dish of salami and ham cuts. So four appetizers to get us going. The prosciutto was excellent with the parma and the calamari was addictive. Must be something in the sauce. And that was all topped off with nice smoked salmon, one of my favourites. After that we had a choice of some weird pastas. I couldn’t even understand the waiter because his accent was so thick. I choose gnocchi (pronounced nyo-kE) which is small potato dumplings that taste really good, but is VERY VERY filling. It was like eating a bowling ball *THUMP*.
On top of all this we drank some nice white wine (no red wine for me, thanks) from Italy and we drank sparkling water. I didn’t really understand what the big deal was with “sparkling water” like Perrier but now I know. It seems very European-ish, or maybe European outdoor cafe-ish. Apart from the European ‘feel’ to it, it actually cleans the palette better than just plain water. I think it’s something to do with the bubbles. *blub*blub*blub*
What a great two hour lunch. And my company paid for it too. So I had a $40 lunch for free! Unfortunately, that doesn’t even compare to the others who were still there at 5pm, totally sloshed. How early can you get drunk? Anyway, it’s an odd notion of authority when your superiors are wasted.
Anybody want a reprise there someday?
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