Buon Giorno Italia
After our weekly trip to the St. Paul Farmer's Market, we took a detour through the little town of Lilydale and stopped at a great little deli for some lunch. We found what we were looking for on Hwy 13. A place I've been reading a lot about, The Buon Giorno Italia. What a great little find. The deli is huge, with ample seating and a selection that left us wandering in circles for the first 10 minutes were were there. There's a cooler in the back that was loaded with homemade pastas and raviolis. We grabbed a tub of Spumoni because I've always wanted to try it. More on it later.
There are shelves loaded with great italian finds, including all sorts of dried pasta and gnocchi, sauces, dried herbs, canned tuna imported from italy and the list goes on. We were already hungry, so we went to the deli counter where, again, the options were endless. There were a dozen sandwich choices, the traditional deli salads, a huge case of traditional Italian meats and olives, a pizza bar, a pasta bar, and of course a whole cooler full of cheese. We decided on a couple of sandwiches, one called a Calebrese (or something like that) for Husband, and a roasted vegetable sandwich for me. We also bought a small container of their tortellini pasta salad and two mushrooms stuffed with crab.
The cheese I just had to try, was an cow's milk cheese aged in saffron. The wrapper read, Toma Elvo Valley, and I take it to be where it is from. It was beautiful and the texture was silky and rich. We didnt, however, pick up any scent or taste of the saffron, which was a shame, but the cheese was still quite delicious. We pulled out our little bottle of truffle oil and had a pre-dinner treat along with a chilled pinot grigio.
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