Craving a Canolli, Pastachotti, Casata Cake or even a Pizzelle in SD

[cstr]

Any real decent Italian goodies available?

[phee]

Has anyone tried this place? I've passed it several times but never when they were open. Looks like a possibility.

http://rosannaspastashop.com/index.html

[cstr]

looks interesting, I may need to check it out.

[lost in suburbs]

They sometimes have sfogliatelle, which are pretty good, though on the small side.

[SaltyRaisins]

I meant to ask...what are "pastachotti?" I've never heard of them. Now, what I really miss is a good sfogliatella...

Cheers.

[cstr]

Sfogliatella....mmmmmmm! one of my favs, I wouldn't even dream to find them in the county. Ever had them warm?? Pastachotti means turnover, they're made with a biscotti style dough with a flat bottom, filled with a scoop of either vanilla or chocolate pastry cream and covered with another piece of dough then baked. Great with coffee.

[lost in suburbs]

Pasta ciotti- Here's a recipe
http://www.mangiabenepasta.com/pasta_...

[El Chevere]

Baci Ristorante (Morena Blvd) has the best canolli I have found in town.

[Beach Chick]

Baci's is one of my fave Italian restaurants in SD outside of the beloved Adolph's in North Beach..RIP

[sandiegomike]

Best bet is to buy the cannoli shells at Mona Lisa and fill them yourself (simple filling: 4 Cups ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 Cups bakers or confectioners sugar, 1 Tsp vanilla, shaved dark chocolateI to taste, and some finely chopped pistachio nuts for the ends). Remember to "leave the gun, take the cannoli".

[cstr]

I do, on occasion, make my own, the hard is making the shells.

[Beach Chick]

Isn't your birthday in September?
You could take the familia to Roma and enjoy all those Italian goodies..
Or, you could take the water taxi over to Coronado and pick up some Italian goods at the bakery at il Fornaio..
; )

[cstr]

B-Day not Sept but, who really needs an excuse to visit Italy. I considering a road trip out east to indulge and bring back some goodies.

[Beach Chick]

Cafe Zucchero..Mona Lisa..Cucina Urban..Il Fornaio
SF and PHX have great Italian bakeries if your going east for that road trip.

[cstr]

'Cafe Zucchero..Mona Lisa', No and No, not even close. Both are like eating commercial quality. PHX??. no, If I'm going east, it's to the coast, just like me.

[Beach Chick]

PHX has a large east coast Italian community with fantastic Italian deli/resto's/bakeries..
SF does as well..
I think you knew when you posted this what the kind of responses you were going to get.

[cstr]

I was really hoping that some SD hounder might have knowledge of a place, in the county, that made credible Italian pastries. I was never a fan of Solunto's. Agree North Beach, in SF, has wonderful resto's pastry shops etc.

[Beach Chick]

If I can bust your huevitas any chance I can, I will..
;- )

BTW, I never told you to go to Solunto's..going to PHX this weekend and I'm stopping at one of the best Italian deli and bakery that is just like North Beach makes them..

www.romanellisitaliandeli.com

[cstr]

Nice website, You hurt me!! Are you taking orders chicka?

[Beach Chick]

;- )

[jmtreg]

There used to be. . .and then Solunto's closed.

[SaltyRaisins]

Mona Lisa Deli has some of those items: cookies, pizzelle (packaged), amaretti etcetera. Pizzeria Bruno Napoletano makes a decent canollo. Cassata...not sure. I was ruined forever by Pasticceria Maria Grammatico in Erice...

Cheers.

[cstr]

Yes, the Pasticceria's in Sienna and Florence were just unbelievable, display counter after display counter of pastry art. Unfortunately, Mona Lisa won't cut it for my craving. I was hoping to find a place, in SD, that filled canolli's fresh to order, nothing in the county? I can hope!

[SaltyRaisins]

Bruno Napoletano fills cannoli to order.

[honkman]

Not sure if they are filled to order but the canolli at Cucina Urbana are good.

[Beach Chick]

fugedaboudit..