Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano

Italian-American Restaurant in Florida, United States

28°21′16″N 81°33′33″W / 28.3545657°N 81.5591489°W / 28.3545657; -81.5591489WebsiteOfficial website

Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano is an Italian-American restaurant in the Grand Avenue area at Disney's Hollywood Studios.^[1] Located near Muppet*Vision 3D and Star Tours,^[2] the restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine, serving such dishes as ossobuco, wood-fired flatbread pizza, and grilled salmon and sausage grinders.^[3] A Fantasmic! dinner package is available that grants restaurant guests quicker access to this show.^[4] This package is also offered at two other restaurants in the park: the Hollywood Brown Derby and Hollywood & Vine.^[5] Ron Douglas included the recipe for Mama Melrose's cappuccino crème brûlée in his cookbook America's Most Wanted Recipes: Just Desserts.^[6]

Mama Melrose's is decorated with film memorabilia and Italian bric-à-brac.^[7] The restaurant's background music consists of songs sung by such Italian-American singers as Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.^[8]

Italian-American Restaurant Music

"California Dreamin'" - The Mamas and the Papas

Walk of Life - Dire Straits

It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond

That’s Amore - Dean Martin

Bella Notte - Instrumental

References

^ Shumaker & Saffel (2003), p. 78.
^ Sandler (2007), p. 256.
^ Tunstall & Tunstall (2004), p. 120.
^ Hess (2009), p. 140.
^ Miller (2007), p. 228.
^ Douglas (2012), p. 178.
^ Veness & Veness (2012), p. 238.
^ Goldsbury (2005), p. 289.

Bibliography

Douglas, Ron (2012). America's Most Wanted Recipes: Just Desserts. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1451623369.
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Hess, Jennie (2009). Fodor's 2010 Walt Disney World: Plus Universal Orlando and SeaWorld. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 978-1400008544.
Ingersoll, Doug (2005). Plan Your Walt Disney World Vacation in No Time. Pearson Education. ISBN 0789734028.
Miller, Laura Lea (2007). Walt Disney World & Orlando For Dummies 2007 (7 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470112748.
Sandler, Corey (2007). Walt Disney World Resort: Also Includes Seaworld and Central Florida. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0762741694.
Sehlinger, Bob; Menasha Ridge; Len Testa (2012). The Color Companion to Walt Disney World (2 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118225462.
Shumaker, Susan; Than Saffel (2003). Vegetarian Walt Disney World and Greater Orlando: The Essential Guide for the Health-Conscious Traveler. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 0762727039.
Tunstall, Jim; Cynthia Tunstall (2004). Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando with Kids. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0764569929.
Veness, Susan; Simon Veness (2012). The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World Planner: A Complete Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake for Your Unforgettable Vacation. F+W. ISBN 978-1440528101.