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[buffyfan145]

Italian cookies! With anise? I haven't had them in so many years. My aunt used to make them; she married an Italian man.

Yes, they had a lot of the anise ones. Those are my Dad's favorites. I usually don't like them but I love the lemon, vanilla, and chocolate ones. They had so many different kinds of deserts too including gelato and cannolis.

[travlnman2]

Yes, they had a lot of the anise ones. Those are my Dad's favorites. I usually don't like them but I love the lemon, vanilla, and chocolate ones. They had so many different kinds of deserts too including gelato and cannolis.

My dad is from italy. Even though we are known for Meatballs. In Italy I did not see one restaurant with meatballs.

[buffyfan145]

My dad is from italy. Even though we are known for Meatballs. In Italy I did not see one restaurant with meatballs.

That's really weird. Meatballs are so common here with Italian food and the festival was selling all different kinds. I would think they would have them too over there, but maybe it was somewhat Americanized like how some of the pizza in Italy is very different compared to most in the US.

[NightMistBlue]

Travelnman, when you were in Italy did you ever see pasta as the main or only course? You know like in America, we'll have spaghetti as a meal. In Italy, the pasta dish would be a side dish. That was my experience.

[buffyfan145]

I knew about the spaghetti actually being a side dish thing too as my grandparents have brought that up before, even though we always ate it as a meal. My grandpa says it also changed here because spaghetti was such an easier meal to make after mass on Sundays and cheaper cost wise so it became a meal here.

[travlnman2]

Travelnman, when you were in Italy did you ever see pasta as the main or only course? You know like in America, we'll have spaghetti as a meal. In Italy, the pasta dish would be a side dish. That was my experience.

No. It was Anti Pasto like Olives Cheese etc. Then it was Pasta then Meat or fish as the main course then salad and dessert

[AlreadyGone95]

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[Glennsallnighter]

Dan Tanas serve pasta as a side dish with the main course

[NightMistBlue]

Dan Tanas serve pasta as a side dish with the main course

Interesting. Did you like their food, GA? The last couple of times I visited L.A., I very much wanted to eat at Dan Tana's but was too intimidated (maybe self-conscious is more accurate) because I was on my own.

And it looks so packed full of well-dressed people, out with a date or with friends. I'd feel conspicuous and slightly pathetic.

[Brooke]

Dan Tanas serve pasta as a side dish with the main course

I'm hoping Dan Tanas is on the list of things to see and do in January!