Maggiano’s Little Italy – South Coast Plaza

The portions of Italian–American cuisine are large, reminiscent of a Sunday night visit to grandmother’s house, or as they say in Italy, nonna’s casa! The recipes are simple, authentic classics, many of them coaxed out of Italian grandmothers, mothers, and aunts whose ideas of a recipe were a pinch of this and a sprinkle of that. With some trial and error, the chefs celebrated the birth of many of Maggiano’s signature dishes.