Years ago, I had a first date with a tall, charming, handsome guy, Mr. K. He’s in his late thirties, and reminds me of a Richard Gere.

Neither of us is sure why we did not move forward with a second date years ago, but we were happy to reconnect. We both enjoy exploring restaurants.  So, for our fourth date, we visited the unique, Miami Beach Italian restaurant -Pane e Vino.

I was invited by Pane e Vino’s restaurant manager, Luigi Volpe, to experience the restaurant. The reviews online were positive. The yelp reviewers spoke about their love for Pane e Vino’s delicious, fresh pasta, as well as the ability to look through the window and observe fresh pasta being made.

Welcome to Pane e Vino:

You have the option of outside seating. However, we chose to have a more intimate dining experience inside Pane e Vino, but not before taking some outfit photos:

Outfit details:

Black cut-out mock dress. I bought this black cut-out mock dress from Lulus.com. 

It is now sold out. Not to fear! These are some cut-out dress, shoes, and bag options, you may like:

We walked into Pane e Vino, and were greeted by a very warm, inviting, homey atmosphere:

It was entertaining to watch him make fresh pasta right in front of us. Passersby stopped by the window often to see his work of art.

Vino

One of my favorite dishes of the night was Carpaccio di salmone (Salmon Carpaccio).

Everyone turned heads to see the scooping of Spaghetti alla ruota: Specialty of Italy, with fresh tomato sauce, saute’ed and served in Parmesan crust

 
Parmigiana di melanzane (Eggplant parmesan):Layered baked Eggplant, prepared with mozzarella cheese, basil and tomato sauce

The winner of the night for me was the Capelletti Verdi with truffle–handmade green cappelletti pasta stuffed with fresh Ricotta and Mascarpone cheese, served with butter, Parmesan cheese and shaved black Truffle

In between courses, I took a sneak peek of Pane e Vino’s bathroom and saw:

Definitely not something I see everyday!

More outfit details:

These black and gold earrings were a hit with my Instagram followers (over 1500 likes on the post. Get the details here, and don’t forget to follow my Instagram 😉 ).Let’s Tie the Knot Gold Bracelet