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(Kim Hairston/Sun Photographer)
Next week I’ll be reviewing the new Pazza Luna in the Sunday Modern Life section. It’s quite different from founding owner Kim Acton’s restaurant of the same name. But don’t expect it to be anything like co-owner Riccardo Bosio’s other restaurant, Sotto Sopra, either.
If you’re planning to go before my review appears, be sure to order the fritto misto — fried calamari, shrimp and crescents of fennel — with a fresh basil aioli and a flight of whatever wine manager Mark Orsini has chosen that night. (The night we were there it was pinot grigio.)
Have you eaten there? What did you think?
Comments
when I first read this post I thought it was old. Didn't you review that place a week ago. Then I remember a week ago it was Paolo's not Pazza.
It seems unfortunate that in a three week span there would two Italian places and this Cheesey Kahuna, which seems like the kind of place Rachel Ray would like.
I understand Paolo's is a Californian take on Italian, and Pazza is a more traditional neighborhood place that serves a mix of Italian dishes with most coming from Rome south. Nevertheless, I am not sure I understand the timing.
I should say that I think it is a good thing that we have different kinds of Italian restaurants in the city. The fact that we have Cal-Ital, Tuscan and old fashioned red sauce establishments in town is a positive.
Outside of Italian and maybe Chinese we really don't have that many regional cuisine places. We have what two or three French restaurants, but we don't have a place that specializes in southwestern French fare. Fortunatley, places like Petit Louis will do regional French specials like cassoulet. When it comes to other cuisines like Brazillian, German, Scandinavian or Portuguese we are out of luck completely.
Posted by: Robert | May 20, 2007 4:58 PM