Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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When I was not watching what I eat, I had a very good fettuccine there. When I was, I had a decent veal Marsala. The waiter walked by with a pizza which my husband thought looked good--although not as good as the pizza the Italian family made in their little shop on Ardmore Blvd. back in the '70s & '80s.
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I'm Italian, I'm from Philly, I had a Nana and a Grandmom (read: all homemade gnocchis, spagetti, gravy, sausage, meatballs) and too many home cooked big Italian dinners to count. Here's what I found: I LOVE Italian food, and I can find a good dish to satisfy me almost anywhere! Do I love some better than others? Of course, Yes! (I liked my Mother's way better than Aunt Maria's, but I'd never turn down a meal there!) Might I return to that restaurant, mostly because I love the strolling singers and THAT DAMN GOOD FOOD SMELL!, but order something else? Probably! Then again, gimme a plate of olive oil and some good bread...and I'm happy already! Yes, it's about the food, but it's also about the experience...the family you're with, the friends...and if that happens to be chicken parmigiana that night, or a bowl of gnocchis (just kill me!), I'm in. I believe I can have bad food in Philly and excellent food in The Villages, to think otherwise is very close minded. Same goes for everywhere, and yes, a lot of our tastes depend on where we were raised and what we've grown to love. But, truth be told, I'm happy to be here in the winter, rather than in Philly eating Amoroso rolls, Pat's cheese steaks and soft pretzels!
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Lovey2,
I grew up in suburban philly, and worked for a few years in northeast philly, I remember Amoroso rolls, wish I could find them here. I am half Italian, one set of grandparents came from Sicily, I had the same experiences you did, and I agree with you comments. VT
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There you go!
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I certainly didn’t intend to start a maelstrom. In my original comment I could have added “for here”. As in “After shopping the farmer's market this weekend, we sat at the bar at Ricciardi's for a couple of Margarita's. We also ordered some appetizers: Fried Calamari, Mussels, and a small pizza. All three were delicious. FOR HERE. Wouldn't that have been rude?
From the day we arrived I told my husband we will not compare anything to home. TV is a new adventure (and our final chapter) and we must learn to develop interests and new tastes. You want the best meatballs – go to Martorano’s in Philly. You want great pizza, go to LB Spumoni Gardens or Di Fara’s in Brooklyn, Steak? No one beats Peter Luger’s, seafood - Randazzo's in Sheepshead Bay. But we no longer will be going to any of these restaurants. As of this Friday, The Villages will be our home and we will continue to explore and try to find food that is appropriate to our “New York palate” and not offend any by comparing what is here to what we left behind. My BIGGEST reservation in moving here was that I would be unable to find restaurants that my husband and I would like given the preponderance of chain restaurants. But if you look hard enough, you can find something close enough. And one adjusts. We had lunch last week at Red Sauce – great? No. Acceptable? yes. The waiter also recommended: Mom and Dad’s Italian, Sams St. John’s, and the Fruitland Park Café. The dog groomer recommended Magnolia Street Oysters. Someone else suggested we take the drive to 4 Rivers BBQ for their Brontosaurus Ribs. Indian? – We will try Amrit in Ocala. So there are new culinary adventures on our list which I am sure will continue to grow. Will we enjoy them? Maybe. Will they taste like what we were accustomed to in NY - probably not. |
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Vincent's?
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We are also from Eastern PA close to the Lehigh Valley and Amoroso Rolls are the best!!
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I'm of the opinion you have very little tolerance for others.
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Actually it was Chef Boiardi. Thank goodness he Americanized the name. |
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Thank you!
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The downside to TV is that food is not of the gourmet type, but still appetizing. No one will get an Italian meal that was made at home, especially if the pasta was made form scratch. Mom and Dad's for Spinach Lasagna and other homemade pasta. Chef's of Napoli Goivanni's Little Joey's Other decent restaurants are: Oakwood on 441 for BBQ ribs. Paella - Latinos Y Mas on 301 in Ocala BTW - I have never eaten at Riccardi's in Brownwwod so I guess someday I will try it. I also want to try the Brazilian Steak House in Ocala. Across the street for Latino's Y Mas. Some people are food snobs. I thankfully don't have discriminate taste buds but I know good food when I eat it, but I am easily satisfied. I am from NY but don't have biases against the food served in TV but have noticed the quality isn't as good but you adapt and move on. I also think it is fun to discover some of the better restaurants in TV and it's surrounding areas.
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