Carrabba's Italian Grill Celebrates 20th Anniversary
December 22 2006 - 4:50PM
PR Newswire (US)
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carrabba's Italian
Grill is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, December
26th. Since its humble beginnings as a small family-owned
restaurant in Houston, Texas, Carrabba's has become renowned for
its flavorful hand prepared recipes. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061222/CLF048 ) "This is a
significant milestone for Carrabba's," says Johnny Carrabba who
co-founded the restaurant in 1986 with his uncle, Damian Mandola.
"Our family is very proud of the growth and success of Carrabba's
and the number of lives that we've touched across the country, from
our customers to our employees. We are appreciative and extremely
grateful for the loyalty and support of our customers over the
years - we look forward to serving them for many years to come."
The recipient of glowing accolades from culinary publications
throughout the country, Carrabba's was recently named the top rated
Italian concept in terms of quality and service by Restaurants
& Institutions Magazine's "2006 Consumers' Choice in Chains
Survey." "Our original goal was to create the type of restaurant
that one would find in New York's Little Italy - casual and lively
with superior Italian food," says Carrabba. "We have never lost
sight of our roots. Our legacy of delivering fresh, flavorful food
and warm hospitality remains at the core of our business." If any
two people were "born to cook," it is certainly Carrabba and
Mandola. These two kindred spirits share a passion for food and
hospitality matched only by their love of family and friends. Part
of a close-knit family whose ancestors came to the United States
from Sicily in the late 1890s, they have grown up surrounded by
wonderful food. Beyond their notoriety in the restaurants, they
have become well-known names throughout the country as hosts of
three seasons of the popular PBS cooking show series, Cucina. They
have also published three cookbooks in association with the show.
Carrabba's currently operates in 32 states and has 217 restaurants.
Cannoli allo Sicilano Ingredients 1 1/2 cups Ricotta Impastata 1/4
cup Confectioner's sugar 1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract 1/4 cup Mini
Chocolate Chips Pinch Cinnamon Method Using a mixer fitted with a
wire whip, mix the Ricotta Impastata and the confectioner's sugar
on slow speed for 2 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrap down the
sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla, cinnamon and mini chocolate
chips. Continue to mix on slow for approximately 20 seconds or
until well blended. Chill the Cannoli stuffing. To serve
Ingredients - Cannoli Stuffing 8 each Cannoli Shells (can be found
in some bakeries and grocery stores) 1/4 cup Pistachios (chopped
fine) - Confectioner's Sugar (for dredging) Method Place the
Cannoli stuffing in a pastry bag. Pipe the stuffing into each end
of the cannoli shells; be sure to fill from end to end. Place the
cannolis on a plate and sprinkle the ends with chopped pistachios.
Lightly dust plate and cannolis with confectioner's sugar and
pistachios. Enjoy!
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Carrabba's CONTACT:
Stephanie Amberg, Vice President of Public Relations, of OSI
Restaurant Partners, Inc., +1-813-282-1225 Web site:
http://www.osirestaurantpartners.com/
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