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Cellar with table, Impastato Cellars.[/caption]
Madisonville: 240 LA Highway 22 E. Wed., Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Impastato Cellars opened almost two years ago--long enough for them to have added an expansion and a new private dining room in the wine cellar. The menu copies the excellence for which Impastato's in Metairie is known. That means that we'll find the same fresh fish, baby white veal, and (best of all) the paper-thin, house-made fettuccine Alfredo, everybody's favorite Impastato dish. Joe Impastato himself will drive across the lake for the evening, while his daughter Mica--who manages the North Shore location--will be our hostess. The rest of it will be familiar to those who have been with us in Metairie: terrific food generously served, liberally poured wines of interest, and a very good time.
We were going to hold one of our Eat Club Dinners tonight at Impastato Cellars, but difficulties intervened and it was cancelled. But I thought this would be a good opportunity for Joe and Mica to show off the n new dining room in the wine cellar. It has one big table--just the right size. We will not have a set menu. You can order whatever you want, although I would recommend the complete five-course dinner that starts with a seafood appetizer, than a small plate of the house-made pasta, fillowed by a salad. The entrees range from fish to beef to chicken to fish a different way. Dessert completes the dinner. The price is in the mid-$30s, depending on the entree. You will buy your own wine, and add tax and tip to the total. It's one of the best dinner deals in the area.
To join us, call the restaurant at 985-845-4445. We will begin around 6:30-7 p.m. A very loose evening, but I think it could be a great evening. See you there?--Tom Fitzmorris
Cellar with table, Impastato Cellars.[/caption]
