Re: benchmark dishes
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The true test of an Italian restaurant is the risotto. I love it when I order the risotto and the waiter says, 'I'm sorry, that will take 30 minutes.'
Don't be sorry. That's what I was looking for. Now I can settle back and relax, knowing that my risotto is being prepared from scratch. Cooked to order. If your risotto comes out quicker than that, then they're cutting corners. And not just on the risotto.
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I agree with this 100%. I rarely go out to Italian these days - in large part because there's a serious lack of selection for non-horrible Italian restaurants in Seattle - but when I do go to a new one I almost always order risotto for this very reason.
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