Comments on: Terroni: No Earthquakes, Please http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/ foodblogging los angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:26:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: LPD http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-307375 LPD Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:15:06 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-307375 (From Toronto) Keep it! Been to Terroni's on Balmoral, and tried the new one on Adelaide East last night, and was crudely disappointed. Mind you, my friend had the pizza. But I was had the misfortune to order the daily fish, swordfish that came oddly sliced thin laterally (!?!) , some slices with holes from the dubious enterprise, and as tasty as hospital food - no spices, no herbs, no nothing. Even the frisée that came with it had not a sprinkle of oil, vinegar, or even lemon let alone specks of parsley. The menu offered much done with ricotta, notorious for imbibing sauces and leaving them clumpy. Where's the marscarpone? They brought us the wrong lemon (ricotta!) cake at dessert too. This can only be southern Italian/North American cooking. While it may make for good food at home, it doesn't "cut" it in gastronomy. (From Toronto)

Keep it!

Been to Terroni’s on Balmoral, and tried the new one on Adelaide East last night, and was crudely disappointed. Mind you, my friend had the pizza. But I was had the misfortune to order the daily fish, swordfish that came oddly sliced thin laterally (!?!) , some slices with holes from the dubious enterprise, and as tasty as hospital food - no spices, no herbs, no nothing. Even the frisée that came with it had not a sprinkle of oil, vinegar, or even lemon let alone specks of parsley. The menu offered much done with ricotta, notorious for imbibing sauces and leaving them clumpy. Where’s the marscarpone? They brought us the wrong lemon (ricotta!) cake at dessert too. This can only be southern Italian/North American cooking. While it may make for good food at home, it doesn’t “cut” it in gastronomy.

]]> By: Kate http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-263693 Kate Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:46:14 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-263693 I'm from Toronto and was excited to see this little chain open here so I went for lunch last week and had the ham and mozza panini- which was 80% bread and 20% ham and cheese with some olive oil and salt and pepper. It was so dry and unappealing that I thought I'd ask for some balsamic vinegar to spice it up a little- and the waitress sheepishly told me that she WASN"T ALLOWED to bring me any because "the chef is serving true Italian food and he expects the food to be eaten exactly as prepared". I was flabbergasted. I spent 4 weeks in Italy last year and had better paninis at a roadside gas stop. I think if you're going to be that pretentious, the food better be excellent- and it wasn't . So- if you like to add, subtract or vary anything in the eating department- this is not the place for you! I’m from Toronto and was excited to see this little chain open here so I went for lunch last week and had the ham and mozza panini- which was 80% bread and 20% ham and cheese with some olive oil and salt and pepper. It was so dry and unappealing that I thought I’d ask for some balsamic vinegar to spice it up a little- and the waitress sheepishly told me that she WASN”T ALLOWED to bring me any because “the chef is serving true Italian food and he expects the food to be eaten exactly as prepared”. I was flabbergasted. I spent 4 weeks in Italy last year and had better paninis at a roadside gas stop. I think if you’re going to be that pretentious, the food better be excellent- and it wasn’t . So- if you like to add, subtract or vary anything in the eating department- this is not the place for you!

]]> By: H.C. http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-260599 H.C. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:29:31 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-260599 Sounds nice, and I DEFINITELY will hurl a slice at someone with the "cut-your-own using a knife" policy. And getting a grappa when expecting a moscato will be quite a shock for me too. Sounds nice, and I DEFINITELY will hurl a slice at someone with the “cut-your-own using a knife” policy.

And getting a grappa when expecting a moscato will be quite a shock for me too.

]]> By: Chubbypanda http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-259414 Chubbypanda Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:09:19 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-259414 Lol. I'm terrified of places that look like they'd bury me in an earthquake. That's one of the reasons I don't shop at Mother's Market often. Their shelves are so high and full of stuff! For good Italian food, though... Dare I risk it? =b Lol. I’m terrified of places that look like they’d bury me in an earthquake. That’s one of the reasons I don’t shop at Mother’s Market often. Their shelves are so high and full of stuff!

For good Italian food, though… Dare I risk it? =b

]]> By: Foodflirt90210 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-259187 Foodflirt90210 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:34:07 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/12/06/terroni-no-earthquakes-please/#comment-259187 oh:) great ... thanks for testing it out! I've been craving a new Italian place ~ I'll be trying it out soon. oh:) great … thanks for testing it out! I’ve been craving a new Italian place ~ I’ll be trying it out soon.

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