PieQuest V: Ravanelli's
Sep. 6th, 2008 08:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
semperfionaAfter a busy day of antique and housewares shopping (us girls & Mum), cribbage (Dad), and sleeping followed by firearm shopping (Chris), we met up at the Aged Ancestors' hotel in Collinsville and began wondering what to eat for dinner. Chris called on Our (Wo)Man in Illinois, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
reannon, and she recommended a place around the corner from the hotel, Ravanelli's.
First thing we noticed when we got inside the door was a cold case flled with luscious-looking pies. Mountainous meringues, drifts of whipped cream, and on closer inspection, crusts that were clearly not machined. Irregular edges and variations in thickness.
So after our tasty fried chicken (yum yum), we had to try dessert. Tammie and I shared a slice of mountain berry (blueberry/blackberry/raspberry). The crust was lovely: flaky and delicious. The fruit taste was good, but unfortunately there was an odd textural issue. Something like tiny bobbles that weren't berry seeds. I diagnose incompletely-cooked tapioca. Not really required at all in a fruit pie, but some people use it for thickening.
Overall, it sadly didn't quite live up to its promise.
reannon had the Snickers pie, and it was quite fluffy and tasty, although I'm not a fan of Snickers (peanuts are an abomination unto Nuggan).
I would give them another chance.
reannon, and she recommended a place around the corner from the hotel, Ravanelli's.First thing we noticed when we got inside the door was a cold case flled with luscious-looking pies. Mountainous meringues, drifts of whipped cream, and on closer inspection, crusts that were clearly not machined. Irregular edges and variations in thickness.
So after our tasty fried chicken (yum yum), we had to try dessert. Tammie and I shared a slice of mountain berry (blueberry/blackberry/raspberry). The crust was lovely: flaky and delicious. The fruit taste was good, but unfortunately there was an odd textural issue. Something like tiny bobbles that weren't berry seeds. I diagnose incompletely-cooked tapioca. Not really required at all in a fruit pie, but some people use it for thickening.
Overall, it sadly didn't quite live up to its promise.
reannon had the Snickers pie, and it was quite fluffy and tasty, although I'm not a fan of Snickers (peanuts are an abomination unto Nuggan). I would give them another chance.
