Love Is All You Need

Be patriotic: Eat at Bambino's.

A A A Comments By Jason Sheehan Thursday, Aug 21 2003

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Mark Manger

Remembrance of things pasta: Bambino's offers a taste of good things.

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1135 Bannock Street, 303-221-7215
Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 5-10 p.m. Saturday

Melanzane pomodoro: $6.75
Calamari: $7.25/$11.25
Cozze impepate: $7.95/$14.95
Spaghetti and meatball: $9.75
Fettuccine alfredo: $11.95
Pasta pesto: $10.75

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I was tasting life in that pesto -- basil that had been torn from the earth, living, not long before. I was tasting experience, the work of hands that understand how to make pesto right, how to make a good red sauce, how to make melanzane like I've never tasted before, because Bambino's is a labor of love by Mark and Clyde Canino, whose relatives have been cooking up Italian food in the Denver area since the 1950s.

I was tasting pride. As I worked my way up and down Bambino's long menu and short wine list, I kept thinking of Lin Yutang's quote. Love of country, love of the past, love of your roots -- that's what I was tasting at Bambino's. And that flavors everything.

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