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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm honestly sad for those who have posted mean and rude posts. It seems like you are all really angry, unhappy people. I hope you're more compassionate when you are not on an anonymous message board. I also have noticed that no one actually was able to give me a straight answer, so clearly this is not as straightforward as everyone is making it out to be ;) [/quote]

No one is giving you an answer because none of us know. Because it's a very very very specific question and people are wondering how on earth we would possibly know.

Can you give me a complete list of everything that's safe to eat at Landini Brothers in Old Town? Thanks! [/quote]

For Landini Brothers, I would avoid the following: 
- anything with proscuitto 
- the carpaccio
- anything with clams or mussels 
- anything with mozzarella unless they can guarantee it has been pasteurized -- unlikely in an italian restaurant. 
- grilled squid is probably OK if you ask them to cook it really well 
- Caesar dressing (egg is uncooked) 
- the insalata della casa b/c of the creamy dressing 
- hollandaise sauce 
- the fresh catch of the day has to depend on what it is, as you want to avoid high mercury fish such as tuna, tilefish, swordfish 
- anything cooked in a wine sauce 
- cream sauces for the pasta are probably OK as long as it is piping hot when served

Everything else is likely safe to eat while pregnant, though it's possible a missed an item or two on the menu. I hope that helps! 
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Reading stuff like this makes me glad I don't plan to be pregnant again because of the insane-but-also-somewhat-shame-inducing info that is flying around on the internet about what pregnant women can/cannot eat/do/drink. 
I would have eaten everything on this list except the carpaccio. What's wrong with clams/mussels? [/quote]

Nothing is wrong with clams and mussels unless they are raw. Nothing is wrong with wine sauce either - the alcohol evaporates. Mozerella is always pasteurized since it is a fresh cheese (PP clearly knows nothing about the laws governing raw milk cheeses in the US). Caesar dressing is probably made with pasteurized egg but a person who is really concerned can double check. Grilled squid is always cooked well. Cooking too little makes it rubbery (too much you run into the same problem. But squid is more likely to be over cooked than under cooked cuz it takes minutes to cook). PP is insane. [/quote]

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