A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. The recipes are
all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
trained the rest of the family. Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.

They are closing. The economy is just too much for the owner, the
daughter. She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
house.

Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
time when the
mass market places are bouncing right along.

http://www.nonarosas.com

Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. They make everything by
hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. The food is
fabulous.

I'm going to miss this place.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...

>
> I'm going to miss this place.
>

I'm sorry. It's hard when something good ends, no matter what it is. And
something that has been a big part of your life definitely leads to some
mourning.

On Aug 21, 4:11*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > I'm going to miss this place.
>
> I'm sorry. *It's hard when something good ends, no matter what it is. *And
> something that has been a big part of your life definitely leads to some
> mourning.

I sympathize more than mourn. When I had to close my restaurant, I
mourned....

It just irks me that the really good little places have such a hard
time. It's because they do things from scratch and not out of a can
and they don't use pre made Sysco crap. I wish the public would
support these small and authentic places more.

On Aug 21, 6:39*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. * The recipes are
> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
> trained the rest of the family. *Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>
> They are closing. *The economy is just too much for the owner, the
> daughter. *She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
> house.
>
> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
> time when the
> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>
> http://www.nonarosas.com
>
> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. * They make everything by
> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. * The food is
> fabulous.
>
> I'm going to miss this place.

Too bad. A good place near me folded too - husband and wife were real
good cooks - but they couldn't make the loan payments, I heard.

Thanks for reminding me to go to another good mom and pop place near
me. I'd hate to see them go under.

ImStillMags wrote:
> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. The recipes are
> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
> trained the rest of the family. Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>
> They are closing. The economy is just too much for the owner, the
> daughter. She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
> house.
>
> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
> time when the
> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>
> http://www.nonarosas.com
>
> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. They make everything by
> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. The food is
> fabulous.
>
> I'm going to miss this place.

That's really sad.

--
Jean B.

On Aug 21, 6:39*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. * The recipes are
> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
> trained the rest of the family. *Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>
> They are closing. *The economy is just too much for the owner, the
> daughter. *She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
> house.
>
> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
> time when the
> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>
> http://www.nonarosas.com
>
> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. * They make everything by
> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. * The food is
> fabulous.
>
> I'm going to miss this place.

Too bad. But the banks take precedence in being bailed out. Does
anyone here ever ask themselves: Why? Why is the economy tanking yet
banks get the royal spa treatment? Don't ask because the answer may
make you angry and we're all little go along bots who don't want to
ruffle the feathers of our masters.

ImStillMags wrote:
> On Aug 21, 4:11 pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
>> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>>> I'm going to miss this place.
>>
>> I'm sorry. It's hard when something good ends, no matter what it is.
>> And something that has been a big part of your life definitely leads
>> to some mourning.
>
> I sympathize more than mourn. When I had to close my restaurant, I
> mourned....
>
> It just irks me that the really good little places have such a hard
> time. It's because they do things from scratch and not out of a can
> and they don't use pre made Sysco crap. I wish the public would
> support these small and authentic places more.

Maybe they are not well-run financially or have family members that are
bleeding the place dry.

"A Moose In Love" > wrote in message
...

> Too bad. But the banks take precedence in being bailed out. Does
> anyone here ever ask themselves: Why? Why is the economy tanking yet
> banks get the royal spa treatment? Don't ask because the answer may
> make you angry and we're all little go along bots who don't want to
> ruffle the feathers of our masters.
>
Because for banks there is the FDIC. There is no such entity for
restaurants.

ImStillMags wrote:
> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. The recipes are
> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
> trained the rest of the family. Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>
> They are closing. The economy is just too much for the owner, the
> daughter. She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
> house.
>
> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
> time when the
> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>
> http://www.nonarosas.com
>
> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. They make everything by
> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. The food is
> fabulous.
>
> I'm going to miss this place.

Website says they were only in business for two years? The food service
industry is very hard to survive in.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:41:30 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Aug 21, 6:39*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
>> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. * The recipes are
>> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
>> trained the rest of the family. *Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
>> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>>
>> They are closing. *The economy is just too much for the owner, the
>> daughter. *She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
>> house.
>>
>> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
>> time when the
>> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>>
>> http://www.nonarosas.com
>>
>> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. * They make everything by
>> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. * The food is
>> fabulous.
>>
>> I'm going to miss this place.
>
>Too bad. A good place near me folded too - husband and wife were real
>good cooks - but they couldn't make the loan payments, I heard.
>
> Thanks for reminding me to go to another good mom and pop place near
>me. I'd hate to see them go under.

According to that web site they've only been in business two years, is
this their first attempt? They would probably benefit from a business
manager, their food may be good but I'd bet they have no real business
experience. Their menu is too ambitious, especially their beer and
wine list. Their menu has no real direction, it's definitely not
typical Italian restaurant fare. A lot of family run restaurants make
the fatal error of serving what they like to eat. They're also
missing out on the lunch and early bird trade, they open too late for
US clientele, especially the seniors.

dejablues wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:

>> It just irks me that the really good little places have such a hard
>> time. It's because they do things from scratch and not out of a can
>> and they don't use pre made Sysco crap. I wish the public would
>> support these small and authentic places more.
>
> Maybe they are not well-run financially or have family members that are
> bleeding the place dry.
>
>

It's more that many people aren't eating out as often as they used to.
There is a family-owned Italian restaurant less than 1/2 mile away. We
have been eating there usually once a week since they opened, ~15 years ago.

Until a year ago if you wanted a table immediately you had to get there
before 6PM or there was a line. Lately, except Friday and Saturday
nights, half the tables are empty between 6-8PM. They still do an OK
take-out business but the people just aren't lining up at these places
like they used to. Maybe Chili's and TGIF and other national chains are
hanging on, but small independents are hurting.

gloria p

Il 22/08/2010 00:39, ImStillMags ha scritto:

> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. The recipes are
> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
> trained the rest of the family. Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>
> They are closing. The economy is just too much for the owner, the
> daughter. She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
> house.
>
> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
> time when the
> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>
> http://www.nonarosas.com
>
> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. They make everything by
> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. The food is
> fabulous.
>
> I'm going to miss this place.

And I con understand why, this place has a menu which is much more
italian than what I have seen in "italian" restaurants out of Italy, and
quite sicilian too. And they have Zenato's Ripassa red wine on theyr
list, a really good wine, not too priced for being so far there in the
US. Ever tried it? I recommend it, it's one of my favorite reds
--
Vilco
and the Family Stone

Billy wrote:

> http://LOOKATMY*OTHER*BLOG!>
>
>
> Hope you enjoyed the last hurrah!
>

Christ, Billy, how many blogs do you have? You must *really* be starved for
attention!

Bob

On Aug 22, 1:55*am, ViLco > wrote:

>
> And I con understand why, this place has a menu which is much more
> italian than what I have seen in "italian" restaurants out of Italy, and
> quite sicilian too. And they have Zenato's Ripassa red wine on theyr
> list, a really good wine, not too priced for being so far there in the
> US. Ever tried it? I recommend it, it's one of my favorite reds

Yes, most people don't understand that Sicily has a lot of influences
from the surrounding 'neighborhood'
in the Mediterranean, especially Greece. Sicilian food is not all
red gravy a pasta.

My friend had the spaghetti polpettoni...the meatballs are the size of
a baseball and stuffed with cheese.

I had the melanzane parmigiano. The eggplant was light and crispy and
layered and was served with
the red sauced spaghetti. Not the least bit heavy.

Like an idiot I forgot my camera, I wanted to take a couple of
pictures to share with you guys.

They are going to do a porchetta this coming weekend as the final
hurrah. The whole stuffed pig.

They opened in 2008 just as the economy was starting to drop and never
have been able to make any money.
Catrina told me last evening that they wanted to come back when things
pick up again. She is planning on opening again, maybe not in the
same spot depending on the landlord.

On Aug 22, 11:14*am, ImStillMags > wrote:

Posting this reminded me that I brought home half of my entree last
night. Their portions are quite generous.
So....I warmed it up and am having it for my lunch as we speak.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> On Aug 22, 11:14 am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> Posting this reminded me that I brought home half of my entree last
> night. Their portions are quite generous.
> So....I warmed it up and am having it for my lunch as we speak.

Well? What was it?? )


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https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

On Aug 22, 11:50*am, "Ophelia" > wrote:

>
> > Posting this reminded me that I brought home half of my entree last
> > night. * Their portions are quite generous.
> > So....I warmed it up and am having it for my lunch as we speak.
>
> Well? What was it?? )


Melanzane Parmigiano. Yum.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> On Aug 22, 11:50 am, "Ophelia" > wrote:
>
>>
>> > Posting this reminded me that I brought home half of my entree last
>> > night. Their portions are quite generous.
>> > So....I warmed it up and am having it for my lunch as we speak.
>>
>> Well? What was it?? )
>
>
> Melanzane Parmigiano. Yum.

Yummm indeed)
>

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On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:14:05 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

> Catrina told me last evening that they wanted to come back when things
> pick up again. She is planning on opening again, maybe not in the
> same spot depending on the landlord.
>
Glad to hear it. They must have some other money coming in if it was
a simple choice between the restaurant and the house.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Aug 22, 4:29*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:14:05 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags

> Never trust a dog to watch your food.

That tag line was a hoot!! That one hit sooo close to home!

On 8/21/2010 6:39 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. The recipes are
> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
> trained the rest of the family. Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>
> They are closing. The economy is just too much for the owner, the
> daughter. She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
> house.
>
> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
> time when the
> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>
> http://www.nonarosas.com
>
> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. They make everything by
> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. The food is
> fabulous.
>
> I'm going to miss this place.

Seems like people need to be told what to do and unfortunately big box
industrial places have a huge warchest to buy mindshare through constant
advertising and it really works. Now people are eating out less because
of the economy. When they go where they are told even if the food is
mediocre and more expensive.

On 8/21/2010 8:54 PM, A Moose In Love wrote:
> On Aug 21, 6:39 pm, > wrote:
>> A "last supper" at a family owned and run Sicilian Italian restaurant
>> that is, in my humble opinion, one of the best ever. The recipes are
>> all from the grandmother, who still cooks in the kitchen and has
>> trained the rest of the family. Nona Rosa is her name and the name of
>> the restaurant is Nona Rosa's.
>>
>> They are closing. The economy is just too much for the owner, the
>> daughter. She confided in me it was close the restaurant or lose her
>> house.
>>
>> Breaks my heart that the wonderful and unique places have such a hard
>> time when the
>> mass market places are bouncing right along.
>>
>> http://www.nonarosas.com
>>
>> Nona's red gravy is the best I've ever had. They make everything by
>> hand, the pasta, the bread, the sauces, everything. The food is
>> fabulous.
>>
>> I'm going to miss this place.
>
> Too bad. But the banks take precedence in being bailed out. Does
> anyone here ever ask themselves: Why? Why is the economy tanking yet
> banks get the royal spa treatment? Don't ask because the answer may
> make you angry and we're all little go along bots who don't want to
> ruffle the feathers of our masters.

It is pretty simple. The banks and brokerages are able to purchase
politicians (both red and blue) by making huge political contributions
and other considerations.

I thought the bank bailout so the crooks and cheats didn't have to pay
their gambling debt and got to keep their jobs and their huge bonuses
and allow their organizations to continue to operate was one of the
biggest kicks in the face by the government to the average person. Most
politicians have simply forgotten who signs their paychecks and who they
are supposed to represent.

ImStillMags wrote:
> On Aug 22, 11:14 am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> Posting this reminded me that I brought home half of my entree last
> night. Their portions are quite generous.

Perhaps they need a visit from Gordon Ramsay on a future "Kitchen
Nightmares" show. Overly large portions can drain a restaurants coffers.

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:41:58 -0700 (PDT), "Mr. Bill"
> wrote:

> On Aug 22, 4:29*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:14:05 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
>
> > Never trust a dog to watch your food.
>
> That tag line was a hoot!! That one hit sooo close to home!

Glad you liked it!

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.