La Nonna, Unhappy Place

 (Rock Melon with Prosciutto)

La Nonna in Namly is one of the places that we go back to from time to time. I have practically no complain about their food but their service has been fluctuating. The last time we were there, which is quite recent, the only staff out there is likely to be the manager of the restaurant. He looked like an unhappy man, there's no waiters in sight. He took orders, her served drink and the food, he presented the bill and he was the cashier. The place was not packed but there was no good service, no smile and it was a challenge to get his attention. (Sigh..... we still had to pay the same amount of money for the food and service charge plus the GST!) We left and felt satisfied with the food but disappointed with such a poor service. We understand the situation, but you can't be unhappy with providing service for the paying customers.

 (Pasta with Crab Sauce)

(Ravioli with Truffle Sauce)

(Calzone with Mushroom, cheese & ham)

A Leap Into the Fourth Week

Suddenly, I found myself towards the end of January. My first two weeks were pretty much dedicated to the guests that came and stayed at our place, along with the start of new school term. Then I paced myself to catch up and keep up with my long and growing to-do list, some of which were over due. Life can be depressing upon seeing the stock markets around the world tumbling down really madly. Aside from that, everything else is almost very routine this week and I am back in the kitchen with my own mixing, whisking, baking and frying, a little bit experimenting too!

Italian food has always been one of the favorites of the family, excluding yours sincerely. Preparing too much of pasta, irregardless of the type, somehow has slightly killed my appetite on them. I, though, still enjoy preparing them from time to time.

Yesterday, despite only feeding three hungry little women, I decided to serve a gigantic calzone, richly filled with pepperoni, mushroom, onion and cheese as well as a medium size pizza. There's a flat bread for starter. A glass of cold Zappel with some ice cubes. Wunderbar! I couldn't resist them myself.