Lead With A Fork: Italian Kitchen

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Italian Kitchen

In a perfect world we all wish we could travel, see the world and taste the cuisine from all over the world. But in reality, many of us are not as lucky to do so. Our second option is eating at places who brings a part of their country, their culture, their flavors. Italian kitchen in Fairfield, CT does just that. I have never been to Italy but I am sure the Italian Kitchen gives you that same vibe as if you were standing in Grandmas kitchen in Italy. When I first walked in I instantly smelled all these aromas, the pizza dough, the sauces, the herbs and not to mention the big hello how you doing from Dom the chef and owner of the Italian kitchen.
Its my first time here and Dom made me and my business partner feel welcomed like we were regulars. With an open concept you can see what the chef is preparing for you in the kitchen. Nothing is hidden and its entertaining to see him work. They also have a bakery counter where you can get some homemade biscotti, fresh filled cannolis and more. Dom asked us what were we looking to eat, we were just looking at everything and he mentions he was working on a "Breakfast Pizza". My business partner and I looked at each other and with out hesitation... yes, we'll take that!!
He begins to make the pizza and describing it, bacon, egg, cheddar cheese and Angus beef. While making our pizza Dom gives us a little history of the family business and where the name came from. We shared our story of our business and the love of photography, sports and food. We felt like we came into his home and he was making us a meal. Finally he brings this steaming hot pizza straight from the oven and the first this I notice was this beautiful sunny side up egg dead center of the pizza. Then he cuts the pizza in front of us and watched this egg slowly drip on every slice with the bacon and Angus beef every where. The well anticipated first bite was much more than expected, DELICIOUS! The egg is the first thing you taste leading the way for the crunchy bacon and nice smokey taste of the beef. All these flavors complimented each other so well, it did feel like breakfast you can eat for lunch and dinner as well.