I guess it’s one Thursday a month rather than every Thuraday
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lol
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his source is Andy Gavin
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shows the need for extreme vetting
Is that what we call the process of eating Chef Cimarusti’s food these days? ;-D
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Nice report @Bookwich! I need to catch up on reading threads! There are some interesting thoughts (and parking tips 
) on Eataly - the good the bad and the ugly - can’t say I really disagree with any of them. Me? I really enjoy shopping there when I happen to be there… if that makes sense. And I’ve had very helpful experiences with the market employees.
Spring 2018…
Chez TheCookie…
The parking lot at CCM has always been dumb. I’m sure more people have wandered around desperately searching for their car in that lot than any other mall in L.A. It’s like a cruel joke. I can only imagine what it’s like now. Our most cush time going to eat & shop at Eataly was around 3:30p on a Friday. There were no lines for anyplace or thing. By 5pm it was starting to 
. A holiday? Forgettaboutit.
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Your porchetta sandwich looks >>>> than Eataly’s porchetta sandwich.
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Thanks dear.
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by California law, it is illegal to make a milk-based product in a facility that is different from the site where the milk was pasteurized
Last year if you were to visit Eataly, it was a pretty sad place. The rotisserie was closed and the lines snaking in and out of the restaurants in the back hampered your ability to really shop their fresh pasta section and massive cheese counter. With Surfas opened up again and nearly weekly trips to Monsieur Marcels , I found very little reason to go all this year even when I was nearby. However, this week, I had a meeting in the area and was feeling like charcuterie and headed over…
My to my surprise, the Rotisserie has opened up into a quickie pasta counter! Good prices, their fresh pasta, house made sauces… This makes way more sense than the Rotisserie and wondered why they didn’t just do this in the first place!
It’s not common for Pasta Sisters to have filled Pasta, so I was happy to see an offering of Quadrini on their regular menu.
I ordered, they gave me a buzzer and I continued with my shopping. I took about 10 minutes for my buzzer to go off and I got a nice sized plate with a slice of their house baked bread.
The sauce was very fresh and nicely balanced. I would have added a little bit of olive oil on the top to give the whole thing a little more slip, but that is just me because I love peppery olive oil. They DOUSED it with excellent Parmesan. Which made me very happy. Best of all, the dish had like 10 good sized Quadrini. Stuffed pastas are such a racket at restaurants, I usually don’t order them because I’ll get like four and they think they are doing me a favor. They also were very good. Not one popped and you could taste the fresh ricotta and cooked spinach. The pasta was VERY thin. Slightly eggy, but they had a nice bite.
Overall, I was thrilled by this and plan to head back to try one of their Tagiatelle with Bolognese and see if it compares to Pasta Sisters which is almost identical in price…
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Anybody familiar with the brands of panettone that are listed here? Any particular standouts or are all of them pretty much guaranteed to be delicious? Also considering getting one from Roy Shvartzapel after listening to the Dave Chang pod episode.
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I buy the Amarena cherry one from Epicurus every year. My parents love it. That’s a fantastic price, too…but looks like they’re out.
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I remember in past years Eataly sampling panetone at holiday time. Not every single kind, but a few. I remember not really getting the appeal. Perhaps it has to be toasted?
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Far from Eataly, but Roma Market in Pasadena has an epic selection of Panetone every year. Call first. They sell out fast.
Dip it in coffee for breakfast. It’s not really a dessert.
Just went to lunch at Eataly and they were only sampling one variety of Panettone - perhaps they sample a different kind each day. Today was the limoncello. Thought it was too sweet, hence perhaps the suggestion of Bookwich that you dip it into bitter coffee for breakfast, but I am not a coffee drinker.
Me too but that’s a very steep price for a panettone. $60 seem like a lot considering I am no panettone expert. It’s basically 2x or more than every single panettone that they sell at Eataly.
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It’s really worth it! It’s that much better than every other store bought version. My husband has ordered one for his parents every year, different flavors, and they’re all incredibly delicious.
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They had originario rice today. It’s my favorite variety for making Italian rice dishes other than risotto, for example Marcella Hazan’s rice with mozzarella and fresh basil.
Roy’s panettone is insanely good.
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