So I left my last post as we were heading back to the Poly for some nap and pool time. We relaxed in the room for a while then headed to the pool which we enjoyed for about an hour until all of a sudden then wind started to GUST! Half of the sand from the beach was now in the pool, it was like the sand bottom pool at Stormalong Bay! We decided we'd had enough pool time and headed to the room where I changed Emily's clothes and she fell asleep instantly. Mike and I enjoyed sitting on the balcony and watching the rain roll in over the lake. We were a little bummed it was beginning to rain, but relieved that the temperature went from 95 degrees to 80 in a matter of minutes. The cool air and breeze felt so good!
Anyway, we had a ressie at Tutto Italia so I put a sleeping Emily in her stroller and we headed to Epcot via the Monorail. At this point it was only lightly sprinkling so no biggie! We walked directly to the restaurant and we were seated almost immediately after checking in.
The waiter brought us
Verdure, Olive "Giardiniera" e Ricotto con Basilico & Pane De Casa - with Tuscan olive oil - herb and parmesan grissini breadsticks
For an appetizer, Mike ordered the
Caesar Salad [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
- romaine, olive crostini, pomodorini, and shaved parmesan [/FONT]
Mike said this was one of the best Caesar salads he has ever had. He loved it!
I ordered the
Fresh "Bufala" Mozzarella - vine ripened tomatoes, basil and Tuscan olive oil
OMG! This was the best appetizer of my whole vacation, scratch that, this was the best appetizer I have ever had in my whole life! It was sooooo mmmmmmmmmm! The tomatoes we perfectly ripe and sweet and the slightly salty fresh mozzarella, oh man, this melted in my mouth! I HIGHLY recommend it! YUM!
For dinner, Mike got the
Lasagna al Forno with meat ragu, bechamel and parmesan
It was HUGE!! Mike said it was terrrific and could only eat a little over half of it! It was definitely filling!
I got the
Cannelloni al Forno [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
- baked with spinach, ricotta, bechamel and parmesan cheese [/FONT]
Yum! I love anything italian especially when it has baked mozzarella cheese on top! This was delicious and not so heavy that I couldn't enjoy my dessert!
Oh yeah, while we were eating, we could hear the rain pouring outside! It was getting loud and we were a little worried about getting soaked after our dinner because I forgot to bring the poncos!
Anyway, back to dessert! Mike had the
Mocha Tiramisu - mascarpone cheese, espresso coffee, savoiardi biscuits and chocolate and a
Cappuccino
The tiramisu was nice and spongy and creamy! Mike enjoyed it! He also said the cappuccino was smooth and frothy!
I ordered the
Copetta Sotto Bosco - berries, zabaglione cream gelato and chocolate sauce
It was like a creamy hot fudge sundae! YUMMY! Emily helped me eat this one!
This was our second visit to Tutto Italia and it will not be the last! We LOVE Tutto and think it is a great value on the
DDP. We love pasta and Italian food in general so this place is right up our alley! The service is unbelievable! Have you ever seen the SNL skit with Kirstie Alley where she is in an Italian restaurant and the waiters keep coming over and licking her face and saying, "Bellissima!" We had like 4 waiters coming over to make sure we were taken care of and Mike and I were teasing they were going to start licking my face! We were cracking up! Well, we give Tutto Italia
By the time we finished our meal, the rain had let up to a sprinkle, so we bought some ponchos. Emily was having a blast jumoing in the puddles!
I was walking while I took those pics so they are blurry! Sorry!
We enjoyed a nice evening stroll through the World Showcase! We stopped in America and saw the movie there for the 1st time. It was really good! I almost started crying, it was pretty touching!
A wet rose!
Of course, we couldn't go through france without stopping at the Patisserie!
Chocolate Eclair
Chocolate Moose
Emily enjoyed a Chocolate Chip cookie!
I don't know how we had the room for those after the big dinner we had just consumed, but we managed!!
After touring the rest of the WS, we made our way to the front of the park, hopped on the Monorail and we were back at the Poly in no time!
Up Next: Day 7 - May 13, 2009! AK and DIS Meet!
she is such a 
She cracks me up, she is so cute sometimes!
I didn't realize Ariel was at that breakfast.
