Georges and Veronique’s movie star handsome son, Benjamin, served Coffee or Tea on the menu. She laughed, “I just like to go into the kitchen and bake and bake and bake because I love it so much” - and you can taste this loving spirit in every bite. What a feat to bake them so beautifully and tiny. The infamous Canele – not Cannoli! They are baked in tiny molds with wax around them. They appear on the plate as little birds, angels and other moppets. The Sweet Nuns’ stacked cream puffs, known as “religieuses,” the bakery’s original nuns are endearing little classic French pastries made of “chous” filled with custard-like cream. When we phoned on the way over and were looking for the restaurant (which has a Sunset address but is on the side of the building) Tony answered and effortlessly guided us there, never skipping a beat with the dining room preparations.Īpple Tart (rustic style and single portion) At the dining room table was Tony, the long-time popular server that makes a restaurant into a familiar, family place for the neighborhood. The Special Modo Mio Anniversary menu (below) includes the most popular signature dishes. She was almost as excited that I knew and loved them, as I was to enjoy them! Wife Veronique, a passionate Parisian pastry chef, brought her own canales, my favorite, in close to impossible to make miniature format. It is the kind of place that was created three decades ago when times were much more “laid back” and easy, and the feeling still permeates the comfortable room.īeaming host, Georges, and his charming family were in the dining room with him, welcoming guests (that includes the mayor and long-time customers). The culinary journey takes diners from Val d’Aosta and the famous Piemonte to Lombardia, Veneto and Liguria. Modo Mio in Pacific Palisades celebrates 30 years as a rustic Mediterranean dining room, intimate and friendly, serving familiar, refined, northern Italian dishes made from scratch from a loyal staff of almost as many decades.

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