How do you decide on the name of
dishes? And, who are the people with their name on dishes on the
menu? These are questions we get from time to time so I thought I
would provide some background on how we name dishes at Clara's.
The history of naming dishes after
members of the family started with Clara. Usually, it was named
after the person who loved to eat the dish such as Anthony's Calamari
after Clara's son Anthony, the Papa Rudolfo's Special after Rudy Sr.,
or the Pizzelle Michelle after their daughter Michelle. Or, it was
named after the creator of the special such as the popular Rudy Jr
Sprimp Special (created by Rudy Jr) or the Mark Salmon Special by
Clara's youngest son Mark. (side note: Rudy created the Rudy Jr. for
me when we were dating. I ate it all the time and recommended it to
tables when I waitressed back in the day so Clara decided to put in
on the menu). All of Clara and Rudy Sr. children had their name on a
dish on the menu.
The tradition continued when Rudy and I
opened our restaurant (Rudi Fazuli's) in Chicago and he created two
dishes in honor of our then two children. Rudy created our
now famous Shrimp Ersilia for our then 4 year old daughter Ersilia
(SiSi now 22) and Lasagna Miguel for our new baby Michael (now 18).
However, after we had our youngest, we never named anything after him and never really thought about it. However, he remembers and he has been lobbying for a dish FOREVER! Rudy 3
loves all things spicy especially Sriracha so along with his dad he
created the R3 special. So, finally Rudy 3 (as the family calls him)
will have a dish even it is only a special. However, with your support maybe it too can make its way to the menu.
The R3 Special. A spicy blend of Sriracha in our alfredo sauce with primavera veggies (peapods, carrots, mushrooms, and broccoli) topped with either grilled chicken or grilled calamari served on a bed of our fresh angel hair pasta and garnished with goat cheese.
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