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About Italian Woman
Website: http://womanatthetable.blogspot.com
Location: Seattle Washington
About: I'm an Italian-American food & travel writer, plus writing coach. Stories: candacedempsey.com. I teach "Food-Writing, the Secret Recipe for Success" online. Eating is required! http://writers.com/dempsey.html
Favorite foods: Simple rustic Italian cooking from Abruzzo, Sicily and Calabria, where my family is from. I also like BBQ, Key Lime pie and other downhome American foods. Anything Asian.
Last bite on earth: My mom's spaghetti. Crepes with bananas and Nutella.
I like the idea of small plates, because I'm addicted to appetizers. Lots of times I'll order an appetizer with soup or salad instead of an entree.
When I go to a small plates restaurant, I do have to watch it, because it can get expensive. Ever sit at a trendy bar and order small plates? Whew.
Last night I ate at Quinn's in Seattle, a new small plates place. I had two glasses of wine with my plate: oxtails and gnocchi. I paid $36, including tip. I was happy because I'd gone with a group and we passed plates around. If I'd just had my order, I would have been hungry still. But it was a nice night out. We all thought it was worth it. And,man, was that place packed. And we're talking Tuesday night.
If I'm hungry for fish or steak, then I do like entrees.