Dan Morey braves hunger and the wrath of Florence’s waiters to find somewhere, and something, his mother will eat: Bistecca alla Fiorentina, anyone?
Walking the Prosecco Hills – Day 1
DAY 1 – WALKING THE PROSECCO HILLS: Day 1 of our Walking the Prosecco Hills hiking holiday is arrival day. By the time all our group members arrive and we get to the Hotel Contà, there is just time to unpack and get ready for a quick briefing and dinner. Welcome Dinner For our welcome […]
James Joyce Café in Trieste
Not the Historical James Joyce Café: It’s been raining a lot in Trieste and so we duck into the James Joyce Café at via Roma. James Joyce’s statue is just across the street on the Canal Grande and one of the apartments he lived in was at via S. Nicolo 30, in the opposite direction […]
The Popularity of La Taverna di San Giuseppe in Siena
La Taverna di San Giuseppe’s Increasing Popularity Makes it Hard to get a Booking: Whenever visiting Siena, one of the things that we look forward to is dining at La Taverna di San Giuseppe, our favourite Sienese restaurant. The food is good, the ambience is great and the staff are professional and friendly. It is […]
Buyer Beware at Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca!
Rip-off Bruschettas at Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca in Siena: Easily the worst snack experience in all of Italy was at Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca on Siena’s Via di Citta. We hadn’t had lunch and at 3:15 in the afternoon it was hard finding sandwiches that didn’t have meat in them. Walking along Via di Citta, […]
Dinner at Da Leccarsi i Baffi – a Genovese Trattoria
A Highly Rated Restaurant in the Heart of Historic Genoa: Finding a good restaurant that’s open on a Monday night can be tricky in most cities and that’s been our experience in Genoa. We stumbled upon Da Leccarsi i Baffi a few years ago and as luck would have it, this highly rated restaurant was […]
How to make Orecchiette pasta – The Favourite Ears of Puglia
Orecchiette Pasta is the Favourite of the Puglia Region: Orecchiette is a typical pasta of the Puglia region. This ear-shaped pasta is on all restaurant menus and so it is no surprise that our cooking class in Ostuni includes the making of orecchiette pasta. Cooking Lessons in a Masseria This morning we are taken on […]
Dinner in the Lair of a Giant Octopus!
La Tana del Polpo is a Popular Seafood Restaurant in Bari: La Tana del Polpo was one of the restaurants that we walked past on our Bari walking tour. Guisseppe, our Free Walking Tour guide, said that it is a popular seafood restaurant and it could be difficult to get a table. We peaked into […]
Caffè Greco – On the coffee trail of literary greats
Caffè Greco is a famous and historic café near Rome’s Spanish Steps: At the top of via Condotti, just off the Piazza di Spagna, is Caffè Greco, one of the oldest cafés in Rome. Opened by its Greek owner in 1760, Caffè Greco’s literary connections are very much stronger than the coffee it serves. The […]
Il Molo – A Dining Experience in Vicenza
Il Molo, or The Pier, has great seafood with Sicilian Flavours: After three weeks of travelling in northern Italy, we were looking forward to a change away from ‘traditional Italian cuisine’. When we arrived in Vicenza, Tony did some research and Il Molo was one of the restaurants that had good reviews. Il Molo, or The […]
Liquid Gold – La Raccolta (Olive Harvest) in Tuscany.
It’s Autumn in Tuscany, and time to harvest the olives! It’s autumn in Tuscany and, once again, time to get the nets out and prepare for La Raccolta – the olive harvest. La Raccolta in Tuscany normally takes place between October and December, before the olives fall from the trees, but it is vital to […]
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