Now, private investigator, Maryann Lentini, is giving us the scoop on her choice for authentic
Italian.
She says it reminds her of being back in Italy and she can definitely tell the food is made
with pride.
It's in Delray Beach and it's called Rose's Daughter American Trattoria.
My name is Suzanne Perrotto, I'm the chef and owner of Rose's Daughter in Delray Beach.
Rose's Daughter is an American Trattoria.
Linda Rose is my mother, and she is my original mentor.
And she taught our family about tradition, and food, and basically was the chef of our
restaurant in New York, many years ago when I was a kid.
So we decided, as my second restaurant, to do a homage to her, to Linda Rose.
And it is all authentic product, cuisine, recipes.
Signature dishes are the pasta, which is made from scratch.
The ice cream, we make our own gelato.
We make our own cheese, the burrata is amazing, we use a Lioni curd, from the Lioni family
in New Jersey.
We also use their ricotta, at times we make our own ricotta, depending on what we're making,
what we're filling.
The most, one of the most popular dishes is the pappardelle.
Pappardelle is one of my favorite pastas, a beautiful flat noodle.
And then the short rib is slow braised, we shred it, and then we combine it with the
pasta.
We take some summer truffles and we make a paste that we freeze, and then we fold those
in to the pasta, and present it with some English peas.
It is so good.
Rose's Daughter is about celebration.
It's about people getting together and enjoying food.
When you walk in, you just see the open kitchen, you see the, the brick oven, and you basically
are experiencing the smells and the sound coming from the kitchen.
Not too intrusive, but enough where you feel like you're in your mother's kitchen.
There's always something going on, there's so much to look at.
There's a drinks being made, craft cocktails, there's fresh herbs all over, there's pasta
being made, sometimes in the middle of service.
Fresh mozzarella being pulled.
I mean, it really is a show.
That's what people like, I hope.
Marianne, what makes this spot stick out from other Italian restaurants?
Michelle, I think what sticks out most for us is it's fresh Italian food.
My husband and I are both of Italian ethnicity.
We don't go out for Italian food, not to typical Italian restaurants, not for troughs of pasta,
and ziti, and lasagna.
That's just not our scene, and we grew up with all of that, and we could make it ourselves
at home.
But when there's fine Italian that makes you feel like you're in Italy, you found a family
that wants to cook for you.
That's what it felt like when we first went into Rose's Daughter.
What did you have this last time you went?
So this last time, we started off with the lamb meatballs, which are presented so beautifully
in this little miniature cast iron skillet.
It's adorable.
And it's covered in fresh marinara sauce.
There's two lamb meatballs accompanied by wood charred homemade bread, which was over
the top fabulous for dipping up the fresh Marzano tomatoes.
From there, we went on, and every restaurant we go to, and in these cases, we always take
the recommendations of the wait staff or the chefs, and we're not disappointed.
This time, we asked, and I said I prefer seafood.
So he had suggested the branzino, which I always loved branzino, but this was the best.
I can't wait to go back and have it again.
Beautifully seared, tender branzino atop pea risotto that was perfectly al dente.
And they had drizzled an arugula cream sauce over it.
Yum.
Donna, talk to me, I know you started with a pizza, right?
Oh, so my husband and I just devoured that menu when we sat down, we wanted everything.
And we were trying to, you know, be good and eat healthy, but also get to sample all of
these great flavors.
It was a beautiful menu.
So we decided on one pizza, we had the sausage pizza because it's homemade sausage and it
was so worth it.
And then we were torn between a couple different pastas.
We decided that he would pick a pasta and I would pick a main course.
And we ended up with the Bolognese, and then we had the chicken Milanese.
The portions were good because they weren't too big.
You know, like Marianne said, there was no trough of Italian food here.
It was beautifully plated, very fresh, the flavors were great.
Oh, how delicious.
Mikkel, how was your experience, my dear?
Yeah, it was fantastic, I tried several dishes.
We tried some of their dishes.
The branzino was the best dish by far.
I too have tried branzino many places, and the branzino was exquisite.
The short rib was good too.
There were a couple of, couple of things, you know, that wasn't perfect about it, but
I really enjoyed the short rib pasta as well.
But the branzino, that was, a lot of places do branzino and I don't think there's any
place that could do better than them.
Their service though, customer service, was top-notch, their service is just amazing.
It makes you feel like, you know, kind of like cheers, you know, where everyone knows
your name kind of place.
It was just a really welcoming feeling being in there.
So, Donna, you had, you had like a cookie and cream dessert.
Tell me about that.
I haven't stopped dreaming about that dessert.
It was served with a homemade gelato.
So these were tiny little chocolate walnut homemade cookies, more crunchy than soft.
And you just dip them into that gelato on the plate.
I told my husband, Jim, when it arrived, I'm only going to take a couple bites, and then
I fought him for the second cookie.
They were delicious, not very sweet, but really high quality.
They were so good.
I would go back in a minute for those cookies.
Marianne, Rose's Daughter was your pick, please sum it up for us.
Fresh, authentic, unique Italian restaurant prepared by a seasoned chef right in front
of your eyes.
Freshly made pastas, everything's delicious, in a very cozy and comfortable Trattoria style
restaurant.
Very reminiscent of Italy.
Beautiful.
Mikkel, can you sum up Rose's for us?
Place where you feel comfortable, cozy, amazing service, unique Italian dishes, a must go.
Donna, please give us a summary of Rose's Daughter.
Rose's Daughter is off the beaten path in Delray down a quiet street, great service,
beautiful menu.
Everything was delicious.
Well-seasoned and plated.
We really enjoyed the experience.
Okay.
Well for homemade Italian food with a comfy cozy vibe, visit Rose's Daughter American
Trattoria located at 169 NE 2nd Avenue in Delray Beach.
Open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday, and the average price for dinner without drinks
is about $50.