yeah I said it

I'm tired of everybody fucking having an orgasm anytime italian food is mentioned

1/3/2008 10:45:45 AM

italian food is awesome b/c it's generally cheap to make

1/3/2008 10:46:23 AM

I LOVE ITALIAN FOOD.

ORGASM AWAY!

1/3/2008 10:46:45 AM

I like it. I just hate ordering it when I'm dining out.

You pay an arm and a leg just to have some type of meat in your food (no homo).

1/3/2008 10:47:18 AM

spaghetti: 8 bucks

but if we have to throw some fuckin meatballs in there? Then that shit is 15 bucks

1/3/2008 10:49:21 AM

my meatballs is heavy

1/3/2008 10:50:26 AM

maybe you think it is overrated because you havent had good italian food?

1/3/2008 5:16:00 PM

where would one find good Italian food in Raleigh?

1/3/2008 5:16:55 PM

that wouldn't make any difference

I've had good pussy and still think its overrated

1/3/2008 5:17:14 PM

Make it yourself, save $$

1/3/2008 5:19:45 PM

but if I was looking for high quality, authentic Italian cuisine where would I go in Raleigh?

1/3/2008 5:20:22 PM

Italian food is very tasty, but tends to be pretty unhealthy too.

For New Years I made some shrimp spaghetti with zucchini/squash in a olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, and diced tomatos sauce. Was very good.

[Edited on January 3, 2008 at 5:21 PM. Reason : sl]

1/3/2008 5:21:17 PM

wait... if Italian food is unhealthy how are the Italians way healthier than us?

1/3/2008 5:28:29 PM

best pizza i have had was in naples
best lasagna was in florence

1/3/2008 5:29:30 PM

gives me the runs

1/3/2008 5:29:58 PM

pizza and lasagna are fairly new to Italian cuisine

tomatoes are from the Americas

1/3/2008 5:31:08 PM

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"wait... if Italian food is unhealthy how are the Italians way healthier than us?"

I'm guessing they barely eat, but I'm not a scientist or anything. Just look at those fuckers from the Sopranos if you disagree.

1/3/2008 5:31:59 PM

those are Italian Americans

1/3/2008 5:33:13 PM

If you can lump all Italian food into a blanket statement when I said "tends to be unhealthy" then I can lump all people of Italian descent together regardless of actual nationality.

1/3/2008 5:34:40 PM

I dunno

maybe in America everybody slurps down sodas and high fructose corn syrup is in everything and we all drive our asses around in SUVs like a god damn chariot because the shit is huge and nobody else is riding in it

maybe that gets everybody here fat... regardless of ethnic origin
unless they don't assimilate

1/3/2008 5:36:29 PM

I really don't think driving an SUV makes you more fat than driving any other car.

BTW, In response to the thread topic, I have this to say:

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!

1/3/2008 5:38:11 PM

nah it doesn't

but it speaks to the culture's excess

the vehicles are as big as the portions
Big Gulps and Big Ass Tacos

only proper that the people are big too

1/3/2008 5:40:10 PM

I thought you burned calories by having to climb up in your SUV?

1/3/2008 5:44:46 PM

this thread is full of fail


back on topic, yes, italian food is overrated

1/3/2008 5:46:05 PM

Italian food is not overrated

what you guys are thinking of as Italian food is, however

1/3/2008 5:49:05 PM

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"but if I was looking for high quality, authentic Italian cuisine where would I go in Raleigh?"

Though I've never been to Italy, my best guess (based on my personal tastes) would be Babymoon Cafe in Morrisville or Caffe Luna downtown.

1/3/2008 5:51:34 PM

I like Italian food, but it's not like I give dissertations on my beliefs or distribute pamphlets in my neighborhood indicating that fact. Outside of this thread I really don't hear anyone talking about Italian food, or any particular food come to think of it. You'd think there would have to be a lot of people out there that are always talking about it for you to consider it overrated.

Meh. This one really does come down to tastes.

1/3/2008 5:55:26 PM

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"pizza and lasagna are fairly new to Italian cuisine"

who cares! it was italian and it was the best i had ever had

btw, only whores go to cafe luna

and olive garden is what's overrated

[Edited on January 3, 2008 at 5:56 PM. Reason : ]

1/3/2008 5:55:47 PM

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"pizza and lasagna are fairly new to Italian cuisine tomatoes are from the Americas"

Italians started using tomatoes in the 1500's as did the rest of europe. They made far better use of them than america ever did.

Most traditional italian food (and i mean food of Roman origin) died out centuries ago, though there are still a few lingering influences.

Most of what americans consider italian food (spaghetti, lasagna, ziti, etc...) is of southern italian and sicilian descent, but is still heavily adapted to american tastes.


If you want an idea of what classic italian food is, go buy the cookbook titled The Silver Spoon
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780714845319&itm=1

1/3/2008 5:56:30 PM

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"btw, only whores go to cafe luna"

Whores have good taste, then

1/3/2008 5:57:44 PM

but tomatoes were considered ornamental fruits in Europe

people didn't start eating them on a large scale until the 18th century

1/3/2008 5:58:51 PM

pizza margherita orginated in naples (or so the guide said) so i feel like i had a taste of history!

1/3/2008 5:58:59 PM

calamari ftw

1/3/2008 6:00:46 PM

Stereotypical Italian food is blah


My take on italian is protein (steak, fish, chicken etc) and veggies, sometimes a pasta. There is so much more to italian food than pastas, pizza, etc.

1/3/2008 6:01:33 PM

Meat + sause + pasta + bread = italian food

1/3/2008 6:04:48 PM

^how horribly wrong you are....

1/3/2008 6:05:23 PM

no it doesnt......that is the dumbass american view of italian.

1/3/2008 6:05:40 PM

Some good examples of what I eat at my fav. italian resturant

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"salmoni arrostiti Wood oven-roasted 10-ounce filet of salmon, topped with black and green olive pesto, served with lemon basil mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus."

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"Pollo Bianco Scallopini-style chicken layered with prosciutto and mozzarella in a Chianti wild mushroom sauce. Served with today's vegetable and garlic mashed potatoes."

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"Pollo Carciofi Tender chicken scallopine with artichoke hearts in a light sauce of lemon, white wine, and capers served with creamy polenta and vegetable of the day."

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"pesche Con L L'arancio e R Rosmarino Grouper with orange, pinot grigio, and rosemary broth. Accompanied by a roasted tomato and fennel risotto. "

[Edited on January 3, 2008 at 6:10 PM. Reason : ]

1/3/2008 6:10:03 PM

^
:drool:

1/3/2008 6:11:00 PM

sounds good

want to take me out to dinner some time?

1/3/2008 6:11:20 PM

molto mario!

1/3/2008 6:12:14 PM

1/3/2008 6:12:22 PM

Too bad it's not in raleigh or asheville

1/3/2008 6:13:08 PM

where is it?

1/3/2008 6:13:52 PM

mama ricotta's in charlotte


For raleigh, i'd go to Vic's.

1/3/2008 6:15:28 PM

Vincenzo's in Asheville is good

1/3/2008 6:16:40 PM

I love the chicken bryan at Carrabba's

1/3/2008 6:17:28 PM

Is it downtown? A bar on the bottom and resturant on top? Live jazz on weekends? I think I've been there.

1/3/2008 6:17:37 PM

^^ Carrabbas has some decent food for what it is. But dont confuse it for real italian.

Italian, and italian inspired are two different things

1/3/2008 6:18:57 PM

^^ yeah that's it

its a piano bar so there's piano nearly every night

but thursdays, fridays, saturdays there's often a jazz ensemble or a solo performer singing

1/3/2008 6:20:35 PM