Since we were leaving for our two week wedding trip on December 30th, we were running a little low on groceries in our house by the 27th. We found a coupon for $10 off an order at Famoso, and it was a Wednesday night so one of my favourite things on the menu was on special, so we decided to head to the South Edmonton Common for supper.

We both ordered a drink – because vacation mode had already set in! Diablo Iced Tea – spiced rum, orange liqueur, lemon Italian soda, cola, apple juice, 1oz $6.95, Italian Greyhound – vodka, vermouth rosso, grapefruit Italian soda, lime ,fresh basil, 1oz $6.95

One of my favourite items on the menu at Famoso are the Prosciutto Wrapped Mozza Balls – Fior-di-latte wrapped with prosciutto, baked in Campania tomato sauce, fresh basil, Grana Padano. Served with garlic flatbread. The typical cost is $19.95 for 6 of these, but on Wednesday nights they are $2/each (so $12 for 6 of them).

You can’t really see them in this bowl, but I promise there are 6 mozza balls in here. These are so good – fresh fior-di-latte cheese wrapped in proscuitto with lots of tomato sauce. I don’t think I could eat many more than 3 of these, it’s a lot of cheese, but they are so good!

We decided to share a pizza, and switched it up from our typical orders and went for the Quattro Fromaggi – Fior-di-latte, smoked mozzarella, gorgonzola, Grana Padano, fresh basil, lemon wedge, $16.95

This was ok, but I’ve realized I’m not a huge fan of white pizzas – I’m a bit of a purist and prefer traditional red sauce. Squeezing the lemon over top of this was nice though. Luke liked this a lot more than I did.