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Italian resto Terroni owner ached to open

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...Terroni is known for serving some of the best pizza in the city in a lounge-y, trendy atmosphere; this particular location is using a more homespun approach to cooking.

The menu changes weekly, using local and Italian-imported ingredients. Pastas are mostly made in-house, including the orecchiette -- an ear-shaped pasta shaped by hand. Cherry tomatoes are used freely in the style of cuisine from Puglia. Mammoliti's chefs try to use as many products from Italy as possible, like olive oil, flour, semolina and San Marzano tomatoes. Some local ingredients are used as well, like Pingue prosciutto and slow-roasted Cumbrae pork...See Full Post

Reasonably priced and culturally authentic

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...The menu may be small, but the carte changes daily depending on fresh market availability, much the way a quaint Italian country inn would operate. Recession-friendly options include four tasting menus, from $15 for all five antipasti to $35 for all five plus a primo, a secondo and a side (á la carte is also available).

Be warned: if you’re hankering for pizza, you’re out of luck. There is no hot-stone oven in sight. But with food this authentic from co-exec chef Giovanna Alonzi, you won’t miss it. Lowly peasant food never tasted so refined as in their hands...See Full Post