Protein has been intensely over-represented on the plate. Now, the garden should be the main drag for main courses.
Mario BataliChefs don't actually say 'That's a spicy meat-a-ball,' except to indicate that there's a bomb threat in the restaurant without alarming the customers. Terrorism is the spiciest meatball there is.
Mario BataliBologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists. With its medieval beauty, it has it all.
Mario BataliMy favorite thing is always a nice, inexpensive draft beer, but if someone wants something a little more complicated than that, then I'd like a Michelada, which is where I take beer and a little bit of either a spicy or not-so-spicy Bloody Mary, mix it like six to one [ratio], so it's kind of a red beer.
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