Small Cafe: Authentic Italian Food

Day 268 of My Italian Learning Journal*

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What a pleasant surprise my wife and I had at lunchtime. We were doing a little shopping and undecided about where to have lunch. I spotted a small restaurant where we used to go, but it has a different name now -- Cafe Italia. I said, let's try it out. Wow! Great food. My wife had the pepperoni pizza, and I had spaghetti with meatballs. The food was just absolutely delicious! The service was good. And I just had to practice a bit of Italian on the waiter. I later learned that the small establishment has a very high rating. We will be return customers.

Ascolta Questo:

• Oggi mia moglie e io abbiamo scoperto un ristorante eccezionale - Cafe Italia.
  My wife and I discovered an outstanding restaurant today -- Cafe Italia.

• La musica era molto bella: Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin e altro ancora.
  The music was very cool: Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, and more.

• Gli spaghetti con le polpette erano eccezionali.
  The spaghetti with meatballs was outstanding.

• La pizza ai peperoni ha impressionato mia moglie.
  The pepperoni pizza impressed my wife.

• Penso che diventeremo clienti abituali.
  I think we will become regular customers.

Alla prossima!

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*Note: This is my personal journal of daily practice in learning Italian. I welcome Italian grammar corrections. Grazie.