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Cannoli
So, you can imagine my Today I had the pork shoulder sandwich with provolone, broccoli rabe and green sauce, a selection always praised by Mr. Donna as his favorite. It was very tasty, but it was a little greasier than would be ideal, and one of my co-workers found she couldn't get her mouth around the thickly-stacked sandwich (I did not have that problem). And I had a cannoli. The best cannoli, in my mind, do not involve chocolate; the textural necessities of the pastry, I believe, generally make the chocolate mousse too light for my taste. Galileo's has a 'light side' and a 'chocolate side' the former of which I much preferred. It had a delicious, creamy ricotta filling, topped with pistachios and hiding little bits of candied fruit in the very center. The chocolate side, unfortunately, did fall in line with other cannolis, being a bit too light and fluffy and not enough CHOCOLATE for my tastes. This is not at all to say I didn't thoroughly enjoy it, and won't be getting it again ASAP. The light, crispy shell was perfect, and it fell apart in the last few bites, leaving me to lick the last gooey bits of filling from my fingers. Dignified I was not - luckily my office has a door! At $8 for the sandwich (rabe and provolone extra), $2.50 for the cannoli - a very good deal! The Galileo Grill Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsIf you ever find yourself in Laurel, MD, there's usually some fine canoli at Pasta Plus. (Which reminds me, I need to review that place for here. Great Italian.) Posted by: PMMJ at August 11, 2005 7:01 PM MM, that makes me hungry. Does Galileo Grill ever do weekends? Posted by: MJF at August 12, 2005 9:28 AM Bisto Italiano has excellent cannoli Posted by: tcd at August 12, 2005 10:10 AM
Posted by: grace at August 13, 2005 1:02 AM Hey did you see Clotlide's, over at Chocolate and Zucchini, 's post about fresh ricotta? I worked at a deli in Minneapolis that made the best cannoli's that dusted the ends with crushed pistachio's. The one's they couldn't sell, I used to take home. I am a big cannoli fan. Posted by: travis at August 15, 2005 6:57 AM Sorry Grace, but it had to be told! Travis - I did see Clotilde's post, and am scheming to find time so I can do it soon. Mmmm....homemade cannoli... Posted by: Michael at August 15, 2005 9:41 AM Do you know of any good italian pastry shops that have canolis? I've been searching all over. Posted by: Ashley at August 16, 2005 2:08 PM Post a comment |
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I love cannoli. It might be my favorite dessert, except I don't get it often enough to tell. You only ever get it at Italian restaurants, and even they often only have 'ice cream cannoli' or somesuch nonsense, or none at all. My memories of cannoli are easily traced back to the dearly departed Floriana Ristorante, where Matisse is now. Floriana may have made the perfect cannoli, or it could be over-idealized in my memory.