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From our very first visit, we thought that Ilios Noche was ill. Not ill in a sick way, but ill in a Beastie Boy’s Ill Communication sic kinda way (that means good). Many bloggers start out any restaurant, wine, beer, food, or product review with a disclaimer. The product was sent to me as a free sample by the manufacturer… The restaurant invited me to dinner to review their new menu… They…
Read moreFor twenty years I’ve been making the squid spaghetti sauce for Christmas Eve – the Guerra family tradition. Growing up, I would wake up with Grandpa on the morning of Christmas Eve, and we would start sautéing the garlic and onion and trimming the squid. After the squid simmered for a while we poured in some wine and then the tomatoes and spices to complete the sauce. Well, that’s an abbreviating version;…
Read moreI’m a quarter Italian. I wish I was more. It’s a goal I have always strived for but will never been able to achieve. I would even settle for one of those cool Italian last names that many of my high school classmates had like Gatta, Salvatore, or Vigorito. At least then I would appear full-blooded to others. But no, I have a Welsh last name instead. I can’t even fake Italian….
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