Hearing Frank Prizinzano describe his calf brains is like listening to a man who just won the lottery. "Oh, they were just gorgeous. People started seeing other tables eat them, and then they would order them, and before you knew it we sold out before 7:30," he said. "We countered the gaminess with smokiness by searing themthat and capers, some sage with fresh kale on the side," Prizinzano makes a sweeping gesture with his hands. "Incredible." All this is to say that the man takes his cooking very seriously, which is why his delightfully inexpensive, superbly delicious new restaurant Sauce is one of our favorite places to eat.
Try "Gorgeous" Calf Brains At Sauce, A Cheap & Delicious Italian Joint On The LES
Before Asking U.N. For Statehood, Palestinian Delegation Enjoys Italian Food In Soho
A week before it formally asks the United Nations for statehood, the Palestinian delegation is getting ready with some carbo-loading. According to the Post, they "had a late-night feast of expensive wine and heaping platters of pasta at Cipriani Downtown... The officials entered the swank eatery on West Broadway in TriBeCa at about 11:30 p.m. Friday and were seated at the large table in the back."
Free Food Alert: Barilla Pasta Truck Giving Away Dinner Kits For A Good Cause
In a twist from the usual food truck giveaway offerings, which are normally ready-to-eat snacks like hotdogs or, uh, body chocolate, Barilla pasta trucks will be hitting the streets this week to give out "Spaghettata To-Go" dinner kits for you to take home and prepare yourself.
Video: Rat Enjoys Free Subway Ride, Pasta
Recently there have been more videos than we're comfortable with showing rats riding the subway (one didn't survive the close encounter with straphanger). And now, the latest, comes with a twist. This time the rat was brought on to the train on purpose, and sits on the lap of its owner, feasting on a shared plate of pasta... as fellow passengers react with both shrieks and laughter.

