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I should mention that San Francisco's has a sizable north Italian community and is known to have some pretty reputable Italian restaurants. It probably should at least be a contender on the list.
In my lifetime, I've never tasted veal saltimbocca, braciole, eggplant parmesan, or puttanesca sauce that tasted better than mine, save, of course, my grandmother's.
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I should mention that San Francisco's has a sizable north Italian community and is known to have some pretty reputable Italian restaurants. It probably should at least be a contender on the list.
Absolutely. Wine Country, too. Outside of tourist joints in North Beach, there aren't a whole lot of pasta and gravy joints, either. Northern California Italian leans more toward Tuscan style, focused on grilled meats and simple preparation. Then, of course, there's the heavy influence of Southern Italy in the seafood dishes. The signature SF dish, Cioppino, is a prime example of this.
St. Louis deserved a spot in the poll, as anyone who has been to The Hill in St. Louis can tell you. They even still publish a local newspaper in Italian in that neighborhood.
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Most everybody in Chicago is a pizza snob also when they travel to other areas of the country. And for that I say, GOOD. Most other pizza around the country are frankly inferior to what NYC/Chicago and to a lesser extent New Haven, Philadelphia etc. et al is churning out. I actually have a special place in my heart for all things New Haven, esp the pizza. When I lived in CA and FL I couldn't find a decent slice of pizza to save my life, I'm not even talking about Pizza wastelands like Nebraska or Alabama. I agree though good pizza can be found in the NE areas. Unfortunately, I can't really say the same about the rest of the Midwest though. Any St. Louis posters lurking? Ehhh I don't know what that thing is you put out called pizza, but I'll pass :P And Detroit is home to the infamous Little Caesar's, *vomit*
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