Dacquisto Italian Kitchen
As is often the case, I knew what I was going to order for lunch at Dacquisto’s even before my lunch date was scheduled. The combination of a goat cheese and black olive pizza was too much to resist.
What I wasn’t anticipating was how beautiful and cozy the restaurant would be. The “big box” exterior did not prepare me for the lush drapery and streaming sunlight within. We were met immediately with the pleasant smell of woodsmoke from the oven.
I also didn’t predict how affordable the lunch special menu would be. One can hardly steer through a drive thru for an $8. lunch nowadays. I opted to add a mixed Italian salad to combat the carbs and that only added another $3. The lunch savings were reinvested into a fine bottle of Argentine Malbec which was shared three ways (lest you think we over-indulged).
The said pizza was titled “Black & White” and was part of the Bianco section of the pizza menu. The taste of the cheese and olive blend reminded me of my favourite Black Truffle Bothwell cheese. The crust was as delicious as I remember back in Chef Micheal’s “Pasta la Vista” days.
My fellow diners enjoyed a large mixed Italian salad with chicken and the Gnocchi. A special order was accommodated so that the Gorgonzola variety from the evening menu was served (at a slightly higher price). I didn’t request a taste but I knew the extent that it was being savoured when the server asked to clear the plates and the gnocchi lover could not give up her last three morsels.
The restaurant was filled with families, seniors and a couple of other business meeting tables. I will definitely go back-perhaps to sample the Italian Buffet next time.
Kath’s quote:“A cook, when I dine, seems to me a divine being, who from the depths of his kitchen rules the human race. One considers him as a minister of heaven, because his kitchen is a temple, in which his ovens are the altar.”-Marc Antoine Désaugiers
In keeping with the B&W theme…..