cravings from phoenix. in february, my mother got married, and as it was a small ceremony, had her reception at cafe verona. growing up in kc, i'd heard of this little hole in the wall, but never been. now, 23 and living in phoenix, i'm desperate to go back. we did the family style servings, which is four courses (chosen beforehand by my mother), that each come out on four plates, placed along the table to be shared by the guests. one of these wonderful plates contained the lemon basil shrimp. now, my mother's wedding was a month ago, and since i have returned to phoenix, the only craving on my mind, day in and day out, is this dish. the shrimp were huge, perfectly cooked, with that pleasant snap as you bite into each one. the lemon sauce was, quite frankly, the best damn pasta sauce i've ever had in my life. ever. i've spent the past month frantically scouring the internet for a potential runner up, but to no avail. luckily for me, as half the table couldn't/wouldn't eat the shrimp, we got to take home approximately four large to go boxes of the glorious shrimp, two of which were happily gobbled down by me. this was the best shrimp pastadishi've ever consumed, and i will now be visiting cafe verona on each return trip home, alone if i must, just for this dish.