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Consider the Pasta – Campagnolo

February 8, 2010 · 2 Comments

crispy ceci deliciousness

Today I was admonished that one should never order pasta in restaurants and while I see the sense of that economically, I can guarantee that there is better pasta in some of the restaurants around town than you’ll ever get in most people’s restaurants. Take Campagnolo for instance. They only have 3 pastas on the menu, but done perfectly in the Northern Italian regional style.  Simple, rustic and hearty, they are: tagliarini with pork ragu, basil and pecorino; ravioli with potato, sage and brodo, and arlecchino with fennel sausage, kale and green onion.

Tagliarini deliciousness

The tagliarini is my favorite and goes quite well with a negroni, as you can see from the picture.

What to have with your pasta? The crispy ceci pictured top is one of my favorite things to eat in this city, hands down and once we had fried pig’s feet in pesto that was sumptuous in the extreme. The pizza is also delicious here.

negroni

Also see my review of Campagnolo on Foodists, and a post on pasta in Vancouver.

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Campagnolo
1020 Main Street, Vancouver


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2 responses so far ↓

  • Victoria // February 8, 2010 at 1:26 PM | Reply

    Ok, you had me at Fried Pigs Feet! I’ve been meaning to get to this place for ages now, but I now know what I will definitely be ordering…

  • Bree // February 9, 2010 at 8:15 PM | Reply

    I heard from Vancouver Magazine that they are going to have gold, silver, and bronze pizza and beer specials during the Olympics. Might be worth braving the traffic mayhem!

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