{"id":244670,"date":"2011-11-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/wine-red-sauce-and-old-movies-at-tre-porcellini\/"},"modified":"2011-11-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T08:00:00","slug":"wine-red-sauce-and-old-movies-at-tre-porcellini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wine-red-sauce-and-old-movies-at-tre-porcellini\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine, Red sauce and Old Movies at Tre Porcellini"},"content":{"rendered":"

Come On, Get Happy! <\/strong>
\nBeber <\/strong>\"Wine,<\/a><\/p>\n

Caterina D\u2019Agata and Laura Bottolgia are practically giving away wine during happy hour at Tre Porcellini, which the two women from Italy opened almost a year ago. Get there before the end of the month, and a glass of house red or white will cost you only $1. If you\u2019re a guzzler, you could essentially slam down a bottle\u2019s worth without emptying the wallet.<\/p>\n

The price-slashing promotion currently applies to Malbec and Italian Chardonnay, either of which normally cost $3.50 during these late afternoons. Even still, you\u2019ll be hard pressed to find generous pours anywhere at that price point, not to mention small plates of bright-tasting Italian fare averaging at $4 apiece.<\/p>\n

Seating during happy hour is confined to the bar and several high tops neatly arranged throughout the front lounge. No matter where you perch, however, a large wall splashing retro variety shows and vintage Italian movies remains in eyeshot, adding an artful twist to the restaurant\u2019s sleek, modern \u00e9lan.<\/p>\n

Since inky Malbec happens to be one of Dr. Ink\u2019s favorite varietals, due to its plum-like notes and lush finishes, I deferred to my drinking cohort for tackling the beer list. Of the drafts available for $3.50 apiece \u2014Mission Pale Ale, Moretti and Francishaner Hefeweizen\u2014 he imbibed on latter two as I clung fondly to my stemware.<\/p>\n

The Hefweizen was customarily creamy, leaving an agreeable orange aftertaste on my palate after stealing a swig. In the meantime, we played guessing games in trying to identify the era of the campy variety show projected on the \u201cmovie wall.\u201d Judging from many of the Barbarella-like costumes worn by the women, we assumed it was from the late 60s.<\/p>\n

Tre Procellini translates to \u201cthree little pigs\u201d in English, thus we ordered a trio of dishes that teased our appetites for a future dinner here. The homemade \u201cgnocchetti,\u201d for instance, hails from the regular entr\u00e9e menu. During happy hour you get three of the finger-shaped dumpings made with ricotta and spinach and served on a bed of sage butter and marvelous marinara sauce that demands a wash-down of red wine. Ditto for the arancini (rice balls) filled with wisps of mozzarella cheese. As for the generous portion of caprese served in a martini glass, it\u2019s more manageable this way provided you don\u2019t get too piggish with those $1 glasses of vino.<\/p>\n

CALIFICACIONES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drinks: 4\/5
\nThough the choices are limited on wine and beer, they escape the bulk, com\u00acmercial varieties and pair well with items on the food menu. <\/p>\n

Food: 5\/5
\nThe owners are from Italy and adhere to fresh, homemade recipes and pretty presentations.<\/p>\n

Value: 5\/5
\nGlasses of wine for $1 apiece and served in a stylish atmosphere? Good luck finding that elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Service: 5\/5
\nFood and drinks arrive quickly and the owners greet their customers with smiles and endearing Italian accents.<\/p>\n

Duration: 5\/5
\nAs proponents of everyday happy hours, Tre Porcellini gets our top rating. And you can come while it\u2019s light out and leave when it\u2019s dark without paying regular prices.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Come On, Get Happy! Dr. Ink Caterina D\u2019Agata and Laura Bottolgia are practically giving away wine during happy hour at Tre Porcellini, which the two women from Italy opened almost a year ago. Get there before the end of the month, and a glass of house red or white will cost you only $1. If […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":244671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Wine, Red sauce and Old Movies at Tre Porcellini","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-244670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}