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Food on Fridays with Ann
Romano’s Macaroni Grill sent me an e-mail alert that my favorite item, Butternut Asiago Tortellaci—considered a winter dish—was about to be plucked from the menu in favor of more springtime dishes. 
Butternut Asiago Tortellaci: four-cheese stuffed pasta, roasted butternut squash, crispy prosciutto, truffle cream, and pumpkin seeds.
I’d only had it once, but after one bite realized I loved it more than life itself. And now they were telling me I only had until mid-February, and then, no more.
[insert primal scream]
So I pleaded with the Belgian Wonder to get me there before it disappears. He sensed desperation, so one evening this past week, we headed to the restaurant for a splurge, a treat, a final taste of winter: soft cheeses wrapped in thin, delicate pasta…sweet cubes of butternut squash…salty strips of prosciutto fried crisp…the unexpected nutty crunch of the pumpkin seeds.
[insert satisfied sigh]
Already I can’t find it on their website.
I only wish I’d recommended it earlier, so everyone could have had a bite, before it’s gone.
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Photo credit: Photos by Ann Kroeker. All rights reserved.
So very cruel! I have never had it and now….I have to wait until next winter. No wait….we didn’t actually have a winter this year…ha. I need to recreate it. Can you tell me in an email how you think it was made? I want to try it.
I can understand why you will miss that delicious dish! I am all for seasonal eating, but I hate it when my favourite restaurants take my favourite dishes off the menu! Thank you for hosting Food on Friday, and have a lovely weekend
Yummy! I use to be a HUGE fan of Macaroni Grill. Well let’s just say I still am but the last one we went to I will not go back to that same one. The food was bland and I always order the same thing. So disappointed. I’ve not tried this but I plan to! Thanks for sharing and hosting. I’d LOVE for you to stop over and link this recipe/link up in my Happy Friday Valentine link up. I’m giving pins on Pinterest to all who link up today. I’d love for you to play and I”ll make sure to follow you! Happy Friday, susie http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-friday-valentine-link-up.html
Yum! Gosh, it’s been a long time since I’ve been to Macaroni Grill. Years. That’s what happens when the nearest one is 75 miles away.
I’ve never been to Macaroni Grill! But I think you should figure out how to recreate that dish so you don’t have to go without it.
Happy to be back visiting on Friday, Ann! I linked up my accidental Un-Molten Chocolate Cake and the original version, too.
Shirley
Thanks for hosting!! And thanks for leaving us some comment love last week!
I searched and found one of these restaurants 75 miles away from us. Their menu sounded wonderful but they did not include the butternut dish. It sounds yummy and your photos look delicious! I wonder if each restaurant has their own menu. Their lovely recipe would be difficult to duplicate in my kitchen as seen on your post.