Venue: Little Italy, Bangalore
Time: 12.30 pm – 2.30 pm
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Occasion: Colleague’s last day at work
Menu: Unpronounceable watery soup with bits of mushroom floating around, unpronounceable pasta thingy, unpronounceable watery mashed potatoes, unpronounceable Italian version of cheese pakodas, Long Island Iced Tea
Post Lunch: I burped pasta breath and felt somewhat woozy the whole day. My eating habits are primitive and my taste in food is instinctive – I eat anything edible and all that jazz about table manners and primness are concepts that I don’t comprehend.
The Little Italian In Me is called Nikko and he says, “Mangio, dunque sono!“
Thats a nice place. A bit heavy but worth it if you dont have to go back to work 🙂
Nikhil:
I think I have eaten in this place too. They have a pebbled walkway and they use turquoise coloured paper napkins. Is this the same place? Those dashed napkins leave colour on the hands, which is how I remember. The food was ok but I think for the price, it is not-even-ok…
Nikhil:
I think I am confusing with Olive Garden or some such name. But same difference…
What’s table manners??? With you around am sure that glasses, forks, spoons etc must be falling around you & your frenz 😀
Am an expert in spilling water & food on my white clothes 😀
BTW was my comment related to your post????
i have never tasted italian food 😛 😦
Have to been to casa picola? Koramangala
italian foor *drowling*
@Vijay
Yup! I know what you mean! Unfortunately, I had to work! 😦
@Shefaly
LOL… That’s Olive Garden… the napkins still lose color there! 😀
And here the bill was monstrous! 6.5k for 20 people! 😀
@Smita
Hmmm… I think so… I hope so… And no, spoons and forks don’t just fall around me, they fly around! 😀
@Arvind
Oh, you should… 😀
You get good burps!
@Chirax
Oh yes! I have! I love their Chicken Parmesan salad! 😀
@Raheel
Foor? Drowling? 😀
I have only tasted pizza and I love it!!
Hehe…cute post! Love it!
The Little Italian In Me is called Nikko and he says, “Mangio, dunque sono!“
LOL! What the hell does it mean? Or just gibberish?
ha well these places are there in all the cities…
@ Nikhil : I guess, the shortest post from your end. Your comment in alphabet world rejecting sudas application was itself like a post 😀
So when are you treating me in Little Italy ???
@ Arvind : In chennai, theres an authentic Italian restaurant – Bella Ciao; I went and could order only a fruit salad. Thats the only ‘dish’ I could make out from the so called italian menu.
@ Scorpia : “Mangio, dunque sono!“ means “I eat, Therefore I am” (courtesy google translator 😀 )
you’ve office around indiranagar and not visit little italy, how can that happen! 🙂
nice place.. but ya pocket pinching 🙂
Rofl. . . .
The point of having food , is that it reaches your tummy , who cares abt stained table clothes unless you are cleaning them :P. . .
There is an old saying in tamizh that goes like this , “A burp is a good thing , a compliment to the chef , it signifies your satisfaction with the meal 😀 “
Cool, I should try the place when I am back to Bangalore. I like Italian, I’ve had Olive Garden, Cinzetti here and they are both good.
@ Nikhil
Rs 6500 for 20 people is small. There were 6 people when I went and the bill was in excess of Rs 3000. And the food wasn’t even good. There was too much drama and those napkins!
Nikhil, this post gives me some comfort to know that I won’t have a problem eating out with you in the event of us being working together. I am so clumsy at eating that I’m embarassed myself. 😉
italian is a very beautiful language, really! also the easiest to pronounce among the romance languages. 🙂 but even better is italian food… i could eat pasta my whole life, i reckon. 😛
Nikko sounds good.
* Lingua Errore nel numero 19.
Nikko suona bene.
@Reema
LOL… I like pizza too… You should try pasta… If it’s cooked properly, it tastes yum!
@Scorpria
hehe.. thanks.. And no, it means, “I eat, therefore I am.”
You should really explore google’s language tools…
@Vishesh
Hehe.. yeah!
@Vimal
Hahahaha!!! Yeah, I’m waiting for Suda’s comments on that one!
@Sandeep
Oh seriously, man!
Too bloody expensive!
@VP
Hehehe! I like that quote!
@Dinesh
Yeah, lemme know when you’re back in Bangalore…
@Shefaly
LOL… Yeah, I can understand..!!
@Kris Bass
You’re only embarrassed if you care… I don’t care so I’m happy when I’m licking my fingers and making slurping noises…
@Sulz
Hehehe…. Yeah, some dishes are really tasty… But this place didn’t really appeal to me…
@Anshul
Mi si perdoni, il mio bambino
and ya 6500 for 20ppl seems less..
we were 5 and it cost us nearly 2500 that too without alcohol 🙂
I have eaten at Little Italy in Mumbai. Terrible stuff. And I love Italian food…but not the Little kind.
@Nikko: Grazie Padre…
Have been there, buddy. Decent place. Good for times when u wanna show what exotic taste u have in life *nudge nudge wink wink*
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NIKKKKKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOO…
Italian is the best cuisine in the world….
Eh!! Though India doesn’t have many good Italian joints but never mind italian is getting on Indian tastebuds..I just hope they don’t kill the flavors just like punjabi chinese!!
😀
A guy once actually made me mirchidaar masaaledaar pasta-he even added garam masala to it!! HAHAHHA..you should have seen me that time…I gulped down litres and litres of water!
I am lost!!! :O
@Sandeep
Since one person had to foot the bill, it seemed a big amount.. Yeah, not that you mention it, its not so huge once dutch’d… 😀
@Nita
Yup! Totally agree with you! Little Italy food sucks! 😀
@Anshul
Sei il benvenuto, mio figlio. Che la divinità brillare su di voi 😀
@Avionic Spanker
True, but if the food sucks, then I’d be left winking at the overweight Burmese waitress..! 😀
@Fruity
Hehehee!! Garam Masala in pasta! Wow! Should try that!! Hehehe…
I like Italian food sometimes, but this restaurant sucked big time! 😀
PS: I’ll always call you “Fruity” and never “Mahak” or “Mehak” or anything else! 😀
@Suda
You’re lost? Why??? 😀
Err I usually stay away from that place….its veggie!!!!!
We have little italy in Ahmedabad and its a good place with good food though a bit expensive but i remember enjoying it thoroughly!! Though can’t say the same for the names of the dishes!! 😛 😛
humm
I want to try this when I come o Blore again … 😛 where is this Italy located ? and howz the price ? 😛
been there recently 🙂 it was fun ordering food very carefully 😛 to match the amount in our pockets 🙂
Little Italy sounds good. Love pasta (carb addict in me goes slurp!!) You had to get back to work and had LI Iced tea?!? Nothing about no alcohol for lunch? Or is it this PR thingie and alcohol anytime? surprised nobody commented on that!
@Che
LOL… Yeah, one of the drawbacks, which I realized too late! 😀
@Sakhi
Hehehe… The names are still a mystery to me! 😀
@Dinu
You should not go there dude, its bloody expensive ad the food tastes weird… It’s on Indiranagae 100 ft road, if you still wanna go! 😛
@Meghana
Hahaha! I hope you are properly! 😀
@Apar
Hehe… PR work requires me to be sloshed 24-7… 😀
@Nikhil
Good to see you are getting back your “MOJO” which you had completely lost over the past couple of posts… 🙂 😀
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Been there.. Just once.. Such places are good for formal gatherings only.
should I say lucky you? 😀 More the reason why you don’t want to be a biotechnologist 😉 😀
You have been tagged!!
New rule, new rule – You have to tag 6 more, and you have to leave a comment in their blog saying, “Aparna is the best”! 😀
@Anniyan
Thanks, it’s good to see you back here again! 🙂
@Katya
:thumbup: to you too! 🙂
@Oxy
Yeah man… Formal gathering with lots of money! 😀
@Apar
Hehehehe!! Point noted… 🙂
@aparna
Hahahaha!!!! Yes, ma’am. Whatever you wish for! 😀
Yummy 😀
I eat anything edible and all that jazz about table manners and primness are concepts that I don’t comprehend.
dont we all 🙂
hey i think i went there too. ugh. italian food in bangalore. don’t remind me.