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| - PAESE Ristorante ~ Messy Meatball [EVENT]
Last week I was invited to PAESE Ristorante (@PaeseRistorante) for a Messy Meatball Monday where they launched their new late night menu. What a sign to welcome us and I know it's going to be a great night already ;)
Each guest was given a bib and we were encourage to write our best balls joke ;)
The Ducé
~ Yes practically anything can go on top of a Caesar these days from bacon to lobster but this one was just wow....
~ it's a play on the Caesar where their San Marzano tomato sauce they use on their meatballs was use.
~ It's not as if you dunk the meatball in or anything and it was sort of messy to eat but it was a great presentation and I'll have one any time of the day.
~ I Caesar
PAESE Meatball
~ house ground beef short rib sirloin brisket, pecorino, braised in tomato sauce
~ This was so tender and perfectly flavored, this was the most traditional meatball of the night and I have to say it was my favorite.
Veal Meatball
~ house ground veal, pork, ricotta w/ sweet peas cipollini onions, braised in milk
~ This was lighter and milder in taste and as per the chef, it'll be their Summer meatball.
~ Love how it was braised in milk which gave such a soft and moist texture.
Chicken Wing Meatball
~ spicy pepperoncini chicken meatball w/ gorgonzola dipping sauce
~ Chicken wing without the bones?! This probably have the prettiest presentation with the bright colors.
Pepperoni Arancini Meatballs
~ house smoked mozzarella, salsa verde & chili mayo
~ This was suppose to taste like a pepperoni pizza and I thought it was just a arancini...
~ but I do love arancini, who doesn't like fried rice ball and this was a cheesy one with an extremely yummy salsa verde.
There was suppose to be a Falafel Balls but we didn't get that one, really wanted to try this one since it's the only vegetarian ball and I love falafel :(
Balls on Bun
~ smashed balls, tomato sugo, dill pickles, potato chips, provoline on mini brioche buns
~ The brioche was rather dry and hard and it was rather messy to eat since it was rather high but love the added chips for the crunch ;)
Meatball Margherita
~ mozzarella, basil, tomato sauce & meatball
| The meatball was served on top of the pizza where the crush it at the table which I found was sort of a failed attempt... just look how it mess up the cheese and sauce when crushing the meatball.
| I have to say that I was presently surprise that I actually like the crust, it was extremely thin, crispy and not soggy at all....
| but I have to say that the basil was def lacking (the few small specks of green on it doesn't count) and without it, you can't call it a margherita.
Thanks Chef Palik (@ChefPalik) for coming up with all those different meatballs, we left stuffed and satisfied.... maybe a dessert "ball" is missing?!? (just saying).
All of these item are now available on their late night menu (here)
And thanks to Suzanne Dunbar from The L-Eat Group for inviting me to such a great event (^_^)
Verdict :
~ There's definetly a meatball for everyone.
~ Would definetly love to come back for some meatballs and of course The Ducé.
~ And I learn today that they have no corkage fee everyday but Saturday #BYOW
P.S: Their Parmesan & Black Pepper Cashews are killer, would kill for a bucket of it
*** This meal was complimentary. Opinions are my own***
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