Celantano ravioli found by readers

It seems that the most dedicated Taste of the Town contributors are those who miss the flavors of the East Coast, particularly New York. Various Celantano products have been the subjects of past searches, and now we have ravioli, sought by Marianne and Frank Fusco.

Bob Corsale, Mamie Glorioso and Paula Zimmer found it at various Walmart stores, and Karyn Schmidt and Ellen Carr found it at different Vons stores. ...

For Stan Gershgol, who's looking for full-fat Mediterranean yogurt, Rae Pattison recommended Greek Gods Yogurt, which she said is available at Smith's, Whole Foods Market and Sunflower Farmer's Market. ...

For William Isaac, Elaine Mather e-mailed that she gets sliced colby longhorn-style cheese at the deli counter at Albertsons at 1650 N. Buffalo Drive. ...

More on kringle: Libby Casolari also recommended Mars' Cheese Castle at www.MarsCheese.com (or call 800-655-6147). ...

For those looking for watermelon pickles, Gordon E. Gablin reported finding them at Albertsons at 575 College Drive in Henderson, and Kathy Futa found them at www. VermontCountryStore.com (802-776-5730). ...

And for diabetic readers, Jim Guynup e-mailed to heartily recommend Blue Bunny ice cream with no sugar added, which he said he gets at Glazier's Food Marketplace, 8525 W. Warm Springs Road, and at Albertsons. ...

Here are more reader requests.

Guynup: restaurants that serve the best desserts for diabetics;

Sally Murphy and Sylviane Cordova: a local source for Hoffy Extra Lean Beef Franks;

Howard Reed: Evengood Hot Dogs and extra-long hot dog buns;

Rob Starcher: a local source for P'Nutties;

Fran Coda: a local source other than Smith's for fresh marionberry pie;

Gloria Bransky: raw beef tongue;

Jan Stanek: a local source for frozen crawfish tail meat;

Ava Boeger: macadamia-cashew butter, creamy or crunchy, which she used to get at Trader Joe's;

Diana Adair: bresaola carpaccio, or beef prosciutto, which she used to get at Trader Joe's;

Deb Hegna: a local source for Lipton Recipe Secrets Golden Onion (notice the "golden") Soup & Dip Mix;

Patrick Caporale: a local source for good meat and spinach ravioli;

Wendy Kidd: fried clam strips, or a fried clam basket, in the Henderson area;

Dennis Kelley: a restaurant that serves fried calamari strips, not rings;

And Rich Torres: large, good pre-made meatballs (not like the kind in supermarket freezer cases), which he used to get at Sam's Club.

Readers?

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