These were both firsts for me, so I wasn’t sure what to
expect. The calzones were massive! If we had known how big they were, we would
have only ordered one and split it. The
Four Meat Calzones consisted of pepperoni, Italian beef, bacon, and sausage with
pesto, ricotta, and mozzarella with your choice of bread. I chose the traditional, while the husband
chose the rosemary. There were a lot of
flavors going on within my simple crust – spicy sausage and pepperoni, a
soothing mozzarella, and a sweet pesto.
It was almost like a circus going from one flavor to the next, one big
ring performance to the next, and yet they all combined nicely for an excellent
experience. However, for me this was
only achieved by taking out all of the ricotta. I don’t like the texture of
this cheese and honestly, with so many other things and tastes going on, the
calzone didn’t need it.
And then for dessert!
Holy cannoli, Batman! I know that
John Williams did not write any of the themes for Batman, but after listening
to the themes for super heroes all night, this is what came to mind. The cannoli is a scavenger hunt for the
tastebuds. It is deliciously sweet, but
mysterious as it is difficult to place the sweet flavors. Cannoli is basically a really thin crispy
rolled cookie that is filled with a sweet cheese. I knew it was cheese and yet it tasted
nothing like the cheese I have tasted.
I’m pretty sure that I tasted something citrus – orange, lemon, maybe
zest? There was also a hint of cinnamon and
just a few chocolate chips. I’m not sure
that I named all the flavors on my scavenger hunt, but it was sure fun trying
to find them.
A seemingly simple evening started with the symphony, turned into a circus, and ended with a scavenger hunt. We had no idea our evening would turn into such an event!
