{"id":7402,"date":"2012-12-26T20:16:39","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T03:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=7402"},"modified":"2013-05-26T01:28:27","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T08:28:27","slug":"lost-meals-italian-restaurant-2-phoenix-az","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=7402","title":{"rendered":"[lost meals] Italian Restaurant [2], Phoenix AZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation \u2013 some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los Angeles Kings run to the Stanley Cup, and some simply as a result of too much travel. Having enjoyed many of these meals with friends or family and with some of them amongst the year\u2019s very best the reality is that with time my memory has deteriorated and as life moves forward I\u2019ve realized there is little hope to ever \u201ccatch up\u201d or document these experiences as well as I\u2019d hope, yet in order to preserve them I present these pictures, notes, and thoughts on the experience.<\/p>\n

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Crostini with Garlic Goat\u2019s milk Butter<\/p>\n

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Pasta e Fagioli \u2013 Native Seed Search Beans, House Made Orchiette<\/p>\n

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Cheese Plate with candied nuts, fig orange marmalade, Pear\u2013 Red Barn Cheddar, Gorgonzola, \u2018Goat\u2019 Cheese<\/p>\n

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Roasted Beets with Wild Greens, Warm Goat Cheese, Champagne Vinaigrette, Pistachio<\/p>\n

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House Bread with Pac Sun Olive Oil<\/p>\n

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AZ Sonoran White Wheat Crespelle with Escarole, Homemade Ricotta, Tomato Sauce<\/p>\n

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Faella Spaghetti with Bianco Dinapoli Tomato, Basil<\/p>\n

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Crispy Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter, Sage, Parmesean Reggiano<\/p>\n

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Apple Crostata with Crema<\/p>\n

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Rice Pudding with Orange Fig Marmalade<\/p>\n

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Having since rebranded the restaurant to Trattoria Bianco after installing a stone oven to make his legendary pies the first meal I enjoyed with my family after driving back from Las Vegas was at Italian Restaurant. Having already visited the Pizzeria, Pane, and Italian Restaurant for lunch myself this was my first dinner at a Bianco restaurant and arriving to find the space bustling we opted to sit outdoors in order to avoid the noise; a big mistake that instead led to both captain and a server named Adam largely ignoring us throughout the evening as water went unfilled, dishes were dropped off without description, ingredient questions required further investigation with the kitchen, and epic delays occurred between each course, plate pickup, and particularly drop-off and collection of desserts along with the check.<\/p>\n

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Moving past service issues, the food was every bit as good as the first visit, the housemade pastas and bread clearly a strong point while fresh local produce shined in a salad with bright, bold vinaigrette and beets sweeter than almost any I\u2019d previously encountered. Unfortunately replacing my all-time favorite corn and pancetta gnocchi with a slightly more seasonal version featuring brown butter and sage the dumplings themselves once again melted in the mouth while the crespelle, a crepe stuffed to bursting with creamy cheese and bitter escarole, topped with Bianco\u2019s signature sauce was rustic, simple, and perfect \u2013 just the way Italian food should be and just the way Chris and his team make it at each of their restaurants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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