I ate at Osteria Papavero yesterday. It's that new Italian restaurant on Wilson Street near Restaurant Magnus. The restaurant, which is tiny, has a bar and outdoor seating (only three small tables for two). It's owned by Brian Haltinner, who also owns Maduro and CocoLiquot.
For hours and menus, check out http://www.osteriapapavero.com/.
I had the special, stuffed pizza with three meats, and my companion had another special, rolled up pasta with prosciutto. The pizza was quite dry; it seemed like a dry calzone that needed marinara sauce. Still, it was good, but not overly filling. I also had a side green salad, which had yellow peppers (cooked) and black olives.
The rolled up pasta (imagine a flat piece of pasta that is rolled up) was pretty good, though it could have used more prosciutto. It also wasn't filling. For the price we paid ($9 for the pizza, $7 for the pasta), we could have at least gotten some bread or something.
Though the lunch and dinners menus aren't lengthy, there are several items I would like to try later down the road. And I would like to try some of their wine; they have a good-looking list.
Our service was less than stellar. After our waitress took our order and delivered our food (only 10 min.), we never saw her again. Eventually, I went inside and asked the bartender for our bill. The restaurant was only moderately busy at this time--I think she simply forgot us.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
The Vermonster at Ben & Jerry's
Tonight a group of us (six in all: four women, two men) went to Ben & Jerry's to tackle the Vermonster. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, this is a bucket of 20 scoops of ice cream (all your choice), four bananas, three cookies, one brownie, nuts, Reese's pieces, nuts, hot fudge, whipped cream and a giant waffle cone.
We each chose three flavors and then let the employee pick two. It then took another 10 minutes to finish making the Vermonster, as he had to chop the cookies, brownie and bananas.
We took a lot of before and after pictures (one of which, by the way, will be put up on the wall at the store). We dug right in, only to realize that we had a deep layer of bananas and cookies before getting to the ice cream. Each time someone discovered some ice cream, we would all attack it.
In the end, it took us about 30 minutes to polish it off. At first we were worried that most of the ice cream would melt, and then we would have to pass it around like a boot at the Essen Haus, but fortunately this didn't happen. We also got to keep the bucket; we will share it like a traveling trophy, such as the Stanley Cup.
Recommendations: First, the Vermonster costs about $36 with tax. Thus, the cost per person goes way down with more people (we each spent $6).
Second, do this on an empty stomach. Although ice cream may not be the best/healthiest of meals, it still fills you up. Each scoop was 250 calories x 20 = 5,000 + all the other toppings = 6,000 calories total. For our group, we each devoured 1,000 calories (and who knows how much fat!).
Third, don't add fruity flavors to the Vermonter. We had one scoop of strawberry-kiwi, one of mango and one of apple, and they all tarnished the chocolaty flavor of the Vermonster. You'll get enough fruit from the bananas!
We each chose three flavors and then let the employee pick two. It then took another 10 minutes to finish making the Vermonster, as he had to chop the cookies, brownie and bananas.
We took a lot of before and after pictures (one of which, by the way, will be put up on the wall at the store). We dug right in, only to realize that we had a deep layer of bananas and cookies before getting to the ice cream. Each time someone discovered some ice cream, we would all attack it.
In the end, it took us about 30 minutes to polish it off. At first we were worried that most of the ice cream would melt, and then we would have to pass it around like a boot at the Essen Haus, but fortunately this didn't happen. We also got to keep the bucket; we will share it like a traveling trophy, such as the Stanley Cup.
Recommendations: First, the Vermonster costs about $36 with tax. Thus, the cost per person goes way down with more people (we each spent $6).
Second, do this on an empty stomach. Although ice cream may not be the best/healthiest of meals, it still fills you up. Each scoop was 250 calories x 20 = 5,000 + all the other toppings = 6,000 calories total. For our group, we each devoured 1,000 calories (and who knows how much fat!).
Third, don't add fruity flavors to the Vermonter. We had one scoop of strawberry-kiwi, one of mango and one of apple, and they all tarnished the chocolaty flavor of the Vermonster. You'll get enough fruit from the bananas!
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