When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie that's calamari
The Perfecting Equilibrium Digest, February 21-27, 2024
In Napoli where love is king
When boy meets girl
Here's what they say
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie, that's amore
When the world seems to shine
Like you've had too much wine, that's amore
Comments of the Week:
Lynn W Gardner on About that time I accidentally ate soba noodles and raw squid in ink broth: Christopher, that is hilarious, did not the Japanese interpretation of Pizza Hut give you fair warning that an Italian Restaurant would be even more domesticated in the ways of Japan. 😉😉😉 it’s like going to a Jollibee in Manila and expecting the fried chicken would be accompanied with a side of French Fries and being surprised when the fried chicken come with a side of spaghetti. Yea don’t ask me why and they put melted cheese on top of the spaghetti.
Steve Ross on About that time I accidentally ate soba noodles and raw squid in ink broth: Donuts on the Ginza were pretty good in 1984. My kids loved them. Italian restaurants in the Boston area are pretty good. But nothing beats the hole-in-the-wall places all over Italy. I'm allergic to gluten. No problem. The Italian government food R&D budget probably rivals our defense R&D. All these places... ALL of them... have GF pizza crusts and pasta (often amazing stuff from Romania) available. If they don't have in stock, they run over to a nearby place to borrow. You Italians take this more seriously than most people know.
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