While we were all in Venice, Jeet’s friend and Andrew’s colleague, Umberto, wanted to take us to his favorite restaurant in the nearby village of Campalto. The restaurant’s card says Solo Pesce (only fish), and that’s all we had – lots of very, very good fish, most of it local and extremely fresh. Umberto and… Continue reading Trattoria Al Passo, Venice – Only Fish!
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Italian Restaurant: La Quercia di Rosa
On our way down to Abruzzo for my mother-in-law’s 80th birthday, we stopped for lunch near Modena, the home of balsamic vinegar. Quite by accident (although this kind of accident is not unusual in Italy), we found an excellent restaurant, La Quercia di Rosa (the Rose Oak – ?). They make their own balsamic vinegar,… Continue reading Italian Restaurant: La Quercia di Rosa
Customs and Etiquette When Dining Out in Italy
House Wine In many Italian restaurants, you can get a low-cost house wine (usually one white and one red selection) in carafes of 1/4, 1/2, or a full litre. In some places this is a decent though not stellar local wine, in others it will be something completely unrelated to the area. Personally, I’d try… Continue reading Customs and Etiquette When Dining Out in Italy
Why Italians Have Stopped Eating Out
Like most people in Italy, we don’t go out for dinner as much as we used to. We love to eat out, and there are many great restaurants in Italy, but who can afford them anymore? It started with the euro. The official conversion rate was 1936.27 lire to the euro. In other words, a… Continue reading Why Italians Have Stopped Eating Out
Birthday Lunch at Lanterna Verde
Last Saturday we went to La Lanterna Verde, one of our favorite restaurants in the world, for the now-traditional celebration of Ross’ and Alice’s birthdays. Last year there were 11 of us, this year 10. The owners have become fond of us, though they’d like to see us more often! Most of us had set… Continue reading Birthday Lunch at Lanterna Verde