Beppo's

 ALZELT wrote:

 >In article , [email removed] (Don
 >Scheidt) writes:

 >>Oh, I agree; that's why I used the term "southern-Italian-style", trying
 >>to put a little distance between what's served at Beppo's from more
 >>authentic Italian food at Gaspare's, Mama Melina's, and other good
 >>places in town.

 >Can you explain to me why you use the term Southern Italian, as opposed to
 >"authentic" Italian?. I understand Southern and Northern Italian. I just
 >wasn't aware that one was not real.

 Aaargh.  I dropped the "southern" where I meant to also include it - as
 in "authentic southern Italian food at Gaspare's...[etc.]"  No implication
 of "non-real" Italian, north or south, was intended there.  The idea is
 that Beppo's serves southern-Italian-style eats in a rather cartoonish
 quasi-Italian-American inspired setting, as contrasted with Calabrian eats
 in a simply decorated place like Il Paesano, without all the fuss, noise,
 and garishness of Beppo's.  That said, I don't dislike Beppo's as a place
 to take a party of folks (four minimum unless leftovers are desired!) for
 big platters of Italian-style eats to share.  The place is quite family-
 friendly, too.  But those *crowds* at weekends are huge!