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Pasta cafe brings a little taste of Italy to downtown Oakville
It’s really hard to taste the love in a dish served at a restaurant. How many places can you go and really taste the intent of the person creating that meal? Most likely, all you’ll taste is the flavour of cold hard cash, or overused fanct-pants recipes of a gourmet wannabes. If you’re looking for something different though, look no further than Isabella’s Pasta Caffé in downtown Oakville.

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