{"id":8692,"date":"2011-08-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/restaurant-blog\/2011\/08\/authentic-italian-done-right.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T18:34:19","slug":"authentic-italian-done-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/restaurant-blog\/2011\/08\/authentic-italian-done-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic Italian Done Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have to start off by saying that while I was uploading the pictures<br \/>\n for this blog onto my computer, my mouth literally started watering.<br \/>\nIt actually prompted me to get up and open my doggie bag simply because I<br \/>\n HAD to taste it again. <\/p>\n<p>Three Olives is a new restaurant in Ballston Spa, with a hearty menu<br \/>\nfull of Italian dishes. Of course, knowing my background, I was<br \/>\ndefinitely excited to try the areas newest Italian joint. The<br \/>\natmosphere is pleasant, and the staff was engaging and enthusiastic.<br \/>\nThe owner even came out to talk to us and make us feel welcome.<\/p>\n<p>After a short deliberation, I chose to go with the eggplant<br \/>\nparmesan. Eggplant parm is by far my favorite dish, especially because<br \/>\nmy Grandma&#8217;s famous recipe is to die for and can not be touched. I&#8217;ve<br \/>\nsearched long and far to find a restaurant version that could stand up<br \/>\nagainst mine, and tonight is the night I think I may have found my<br \/>\nmatch.<\/p>\n<p>Dinner started off with a delicious family style salad with homemade dressing:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lpl7paZDz61qh5phx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cheesy garlic bread:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lpl7ropuAd1qh5phx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fried Calamari, lightly breaded FRESH squid with panko breadcrumbs:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lpl7tbZnOW1qh5phx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Penne Alla Vodka, another favorite of mine. This had a stronger<br \/>\ngarlic taste than I&#8217;m used to, and I LOVED it. Definitely recommended.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lpl7x3mCqe1qh5phx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sausage and peppers on top of a heaping helping of linguine:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lpl82uFz2E1qh5phx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AND last but not least, my eggplant parmesan:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lpl7zfrjS71qh5phx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lpl80uniPI1qh5phx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I thought it would be helpful to take a picture after eating some so<br \/>\nyou can see the thickness of the eggplant. The eggplant\/sauce\/cheese<br \/>\nratio was perfect, and left me oh so satisfied. It also came along with<br \/>\n a hefty portion of pasta with marinara sauce which in my case needed to<br \/>\n be wrapped up and taken home!<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Italian food, I&#8217;m a tough critic, but this meal was<br \/>\nincredible, and I think Three Olives is going to do extremely well in<br \/>\nthe area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to start off by saying that while I was uploading the pictures for this blog onto my computer, my mouth literally started watering. 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