Last night we went out to dinner with Nate & Mandie to a little place in Phoenix called La Grande Orange. A few months ago Tiffany and I got gelato at the shop next to LGO. It was the best gelato I've ever had. I think about it all the time...anyway, the place is really cool - it's one long building where there is a market (which sells pastries, sandwiches & sushi) that connects to LGO (the main restaurant) and that connects to the gelato shop.
The menu was small and we all started off with a salad (portions are big enough for 2 to share). We all got the chopped salad, which was o.k. Nothing special. Then we asked our waitress what was good on the menu. And she let us in on a little secret - the best menu item isn't on the menu. It's called "El Padre" and it's a pizza (minus the red sauce) with prosciutto, figs, arugula & fresh ricotta. The waitress described it as "savory". I'll admit when I heard "figs" my gag reflex took over and I thought, "no thanks". But Nate & Mandie are adventurous and they ordered it. Ummm...it was heaven on earth. Soooo good. So much better than you can imagine. And the crust on the pizza was crispy yet chewy with a hint of a sourdough flavor. Yum. I am now a fan of figs.
Because I knew how good the gelato place was I had some before dinner (it was a 45 minute wait). And then I had some more after dinner. And then when Nate noticed that the pistachio flavor cost more than the other flavors because it was specially made I made Ian buy me some of that too. I am drooling thinking about it. I might go back tonight. For the pizza & the gelato.
In other news, Max has a 103 degree fever, Max needs more extensive dental work (apparently he grinds his teeth so hard that he cracked 3), Ben broke his pinkie and Evan LOVES puzzles. But more on that later.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Me Gusta el Padre
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Man, I'm glad you had a nice night out - sounds like you might not have a "nice night" for the next several days between fevers and broken fingers!
That sounds GREAT!!! We love trying new restraunts, we will go for sure!!!
Sounds fun but the pizza sounds NASTY!!! I will leave it all for you!!!
Glad u had fun!!!
oh, and how did Ben break his finger?!?
So, how did you hear about this La Grande Orange place? It sounds interesting. Sourdough pizza crust sounds AWESOME. This figs sound a little iffy though.
Thanks, now I want gelato.
I hope Max is feeling better soon. How did Ben break his pinkie?
I love puzzles too. Maybe I could come over and puzzle with Evan.
Remember at the Scottsdale grand opening when we had fig and goat cheese wrapped in prosciutto and you wouldn't try it because it was gross. Don't you wish you had tried that piece of heaven. And it was heaven.
OK, your blog often makes me hungry. Where exactly is this place anyway? Are they open late? Do they deliver? As I said, hungry over here.
Where is the gellato place??? Poor Ben that is so sad!
I am a STRONG believer that all foods are amazing if cooked right - even figs. I would love some of that gelato. I feel in love with pistachio gelato in Italy and never found anything as tasty. I haven't found a pizza as tasty as Italy's either - I think it's time for another trip to Italy....
... and the waitress pegged us as mormons at first glance.
It was an awesome night. Nice job on the restaurant choice.
Poor Ben, Max and especially poor Sheri.
What a sad ending to a happy post. The words 'cracked teeth' makes me cringe.
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