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	My wife and I have been in search of a good northern Italian
resturant in northern Virginia for the last 18 months. We'er from
Long Island, NY and have been lovers of good Italian cooking for 
years. 

	Last night we had the pleasure to eat at Dante's in Great 
Falls. It's right across the street from the Serbian Crown. It was 
great.  The menu and wine list brought us back to our favorate New
York resturants. Althought it a bit pricy (it coat us $130 for 
dinner, which included two drinks before dinner, a shared dish of
Portobello mushrooms, two appitizers (scallops wrapped in bacon 
and fresh mozzarella and tomatoes), two main courses (shrimp with
peppers and soft shell crabs), two exspressos and a single order of 
taramasu, a bottel of Barolo wine and one after dinner drink of 
Black Sambucca), the service and decor were elegant. The only
negative was the piped in music. It sounded like southern Italian
folk music which didn't fit in with the more elegant nature of 
the room decorations. 
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      Jim Dart !!! 
(dartji@gdss.grumman.com)            

Northrop Grumman Corporation
Data Systems and Services
2411 Dulles Corner Park
Herndon, Va 22071
                                 
Phone 703-713-4180
FAX   703-713-4103
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