High praise

[Guest guest]

My husband just got a call from a friend who fancies herself to be a

coniseur of good food. (She is also a bit of a snob.) She mentioned

that she had gone to some swank dinner and foud eggplant parmesan was

one of the entree choises. She never would have tried it, except that

she remembered when I made it and served it to her several years ago.

She tried it and liked it very much, but said that it wasn't as good as

what I made. I credit that to an exagerated memory, but either way, I

am happy to move one very snobbish and stuborn person a step closer to

proper diet.

Katie

[Guest guest]

Katiie,

    Eggplant Parmesan is one of my very most favorite dishes and 

I often order it in a restaurant.  I have found that the quality of the 

dish varies widely from one place to another.  I don't consider

myself a food snob, BTW, but your acquaintance may have found

YOUR recipe for it more to her liking than the one used at the 

restaurant.

 

    The BEST Eggplant Parmesan I've EVER had was from, of

all places, the " hot deli "  at a Whole Foods in St. Louis, MO.

Close second best (and my favorite, most of the time) was from

a (chain) Italian restaurant, " Maggiano's Little Italy " , also in the

greater St. Louis area.  They give you enough in one entree to

share around the table with others or to take some home in a

reheatable take-out container.

 

    I've had eggplant in some restaurants that was just awful--

tough, rubbery, and terribly bitter!  I'm glad your " food snob "

friend liked YOURS better than what she had in the restaurant!

Good for you!  My guess is she will be mentally searching for 

that special " something " yours had that the restaurant's entree

didn't have!

 

Peace!

--Laura B., from Illinois