Victim no. 354 (I lost count): Pane E Vino

This past Friday night Mike and I had a huge craving for some good Italian food. The strange thing is, we didn't really have an Italian "go-to" place. So, I got online and did some research. I ran across Pane E Vino which oddly enough we have driven past multiple times and I have always wanted to try it. It is the most adorable little restaurant off of Warren Street on Upper King. It has a very nice patio with strands of glowing lights that are very inviting.

We got there around 8:30 and we were greeted by a small Italian gentleman, Alfredo, who is actually the owner.  He asked Mike, "Would you like to sit inside or out?" while pointing up at him then he poked him in his chest and said "That's OK, I will take you outside and let you make your decision". He pointed to a little round table in the corner with 2 chairs and said "This is our romantic spot, you guys sit here by the heater". It was perfect, I laughed to myself a little because the owner was rummaging around making sure everyone was happy, he reminded me a lot of my dad...it must be an Italian thing.

Now to the important part of the restaurant, the food.

We started with one of their appetizer specials. I can't remember the name, but based on what I found online, it was something similar to "Carpaccio di Manzo". It is an arugula salad served with thinly sliced filet mignon, seared on both sides, and shavings of Parmesan Cheese. Then there was a Balsamic Vinaigrette drizzled on top and WOW, seriously the filet was like butter and I think the cheese was actually crack; they just tell you it is cheese so you won't worry about getting arrested. The only downside was we didn't ask how much it cost and later found out it was 17 bucks (probably because there was crack in it) which was more than our entree!

It looks a little gross in this picture...sorry about that

For our main entrees, Mike ordered the Lasagna and I ordered the PAPPARDELLE ALL' ANTICA (yes I just copied that straight from the website). They were both amazing! The lasagna had mushrooms in it and I don't even like mushrooms, but it was still delicious. The only thing about the Pappardelle dish is that it is served with ground pork and I was hoping for shredded pork because that is how my grandmother use to make it. Oh well, it was still good and the velvety pasta noodles made up for the ground pork (also, on the menu it specifically says this dish will not be served with cheese and that is because the chef refuses to serve the dish with cheese...NO CHEESE FOR YOU!)

And the end of the meal, the part I ALWAYS have room for...dessert. We had to order the home made Tiramisu, even if this meal was going to cause us to go broke (by the way, I think this blog is going to make us go broke).


It was so worth it...it was like eating rainbows and unicorns surrounded by light creamy deliciousness. I was in heaven.

Again, these pictures aren't doing the meal justice...for some reason the Tiramisu looks like muscle and bone from a cow surrounded by chalk dust.

This place is awesome, we will definitely be going back and will be taking my parents here and will hopefully get better pictures of the food.