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Spasso : For the love of Italian Tapas!

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So, here we are in Spasso Italian Tapas and Wine Bar. Spasso apparently is the Italian word for ‘fun’ which the restaurant hopes to portray with their one-of-a-kind Italian tapas, their wine library of over 170 premium wines (from Australia, Italy, Chile, Spain and Argentina) and the live acoustic bands every Friday night. More than these alluring offerings, our minds were set on the Wagyu Tartar Lardo, Truffle Pasta and Mushroom Frittata. Yes, we were that prepared! If the Spanish are accustomed to: gambas al ajillo, chorizo al vino, croquetas de jamon, calamares, tortilla de patatas (potato omelets) and hamon cerrano, then the Italians have: arancini (fried risotto balls), bruschetta, frittata, salamis, prosciutto or pancetta with melon balls, chunks of cheeses and crostinis. The Spanish prefer their tapas fried or swimming in rich gleaming olive oil, while the Italians like theirs raw, accented with cheese, cured, or laden with bread. Whatever the region, the true essence of se
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See them, future husband? I'd love to have something like them :)

A post for you

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When I signed up for a popular Internet social network, I was stupidly shocked to be greeted with the words "you have no friends". Although I knew it was untrue, I still felt sad for a moment. The idea that anyone, even an impersonal web site, would call me friendless was upsetting. Friends are essential for our emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. Friends listen to our heartaches without blaming us for having problems. They defend us when we're under attack. They are happy when we succeed and sad when we fail. They give us wise counsel to keep us from making foolish choices. They even risk making us angry for the sake of making us right. My friend have done all of this and more for me. Thanks for your loyalty. Thanks for accepting me as what I am. Thanks for your prayer for me. Thanks for helping me to catch up the lesson because I'm ditching from Inten. Thanks for every conversations along BPK - Inten. Thanks for every singkong melepuh we shar