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While in Garland I stumbled on a little "Gem" I’d like to share with you. Napoli’s Pizza and Pasta. It is a genuine family style Italian Restaurant with excellent and affordable dishes like Lasagna, Ravioli, Egg Plant Parmesan, and house specialties like Chicken Carciofi and Eddie's Seafood Special.

Mike takes every opportunity to greet and talk and joke with his customers. During busy times you may be lovingly cajoled to "Take a you time…but hurry up!!! While this always causes chuckles from the patrons it does help people realize that there are people waiting to be seated and, especially at lunch time, they do their best to serve you in a timely manner. From the first visit on you’ll feel like a member of the family. For lunch, dinner or delivery you will enjoy this fine authentic Italian cuisine. Please click here or on the image link below to read their menu and learn more about this authentic little "Gem".

Many people find ordering wine in restaurants an intimidating prospect, because they believe they lack the knowledge to ask the right questions, respond appropriately when asked their preferences or correctly pronounce wine names.

Be prepared.
Have an idea of how much you want to spend. This will narrow your choices and focus your attention on the wines in your price range.

Decide on a white or red. This will depend on your personal tastes -- and those of your companion(s) -- and what you plan to eat. If you're in a party with differing preferences, consider ordering two different types of wine -- say, a Chardonnay and Cabernet.
Ask the waiter for advice. Particularly in upscale restaurants with a good wine selection, your waiter is likely to be fairly knowledgeable about the wines on the list and how they complement different menu items. Tell him/her your taste preferences, how much you want to spend, and what you're planning to eat, and ask for a suggestion.
Many wine-oriented restaurants offer a good selection of wines by the glass. This is a good way to try several different wines with a meal and to accommodate the varying preferences at your table. For $8-$12, you can try two different wines (perhaps a white with the first course and a red with the entree, or one dinner and one dessert wine) and avoid being stuck with leftover wine you may not be able to -- or want to -- take home with you

Don't be fazed by the rituals
After you order wine, the waiter will bring the bottle to the table and show you the label to satisfy you it's the wine you ordered. (Make sure you get the right vintage.) Then, he/she will uncork the bottle, present the cork to you and pour you a small taste, waiting for your approval before pouring for everyone else at the table. If the wine's okay, nod and the waiter will pour for everyone else. If you think something's wrong with the wine tell the waiter right away, and ask for another bottle. They shouldn't argue with you, unless your assessment of the wine's quality is clearly off-base.

By the way, presenting the diner with the cork dates back to the days before bottle labels, when there was no proof a wine was actually made by the winery it was attributed to. Because unscrupulous restaurateurs often passed off ordinary French wine as coming from famous chateaux, such wineries began branding their corks to identify their wines. The practice caught on, and waiters began presenting the cork to diners to verify a wine's identity. The practice continues today, although its ostensible purpose now is to allow customers to smell the cork -- which is no substitute for actually tasting the wine.

Wine Of The Month

La Fleur Petite Sirah Port

This wine comes in a beautiful, tall Borduno port bottle. The port is made from Petite Sirah grapes and is fortified with a white wine grappa custom distilled for us by Domaine Charbay, using a small copper Alambic pot still. Since the owner of the Petite Sirah vineyard is Kay Murphy, proprietress of La Fleur B&B, we call the wine "Kay's Sirah".

This wine is a rich and aromatic port wine to be enjoyed with sharp cheese, nuts, fruit, and chocolate, or as a dessert by itself!
500ml bottle

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