Eating out italy Archives

Italian chefs: Gualtiero Marchesi returns stars to Michelin

26 April, 2020

Is this a publicity move? The coup de theatre from this celebrated chef certainly seems so. Gualtiero Marchesi was the first chef in Italy, in 1984, to receive three stars from Michelin, and over the years has created a circle…

Eating on the road: guide to Italian highways

23 April, 2020

If you’re looking for some stop offs while on the road in Italy, we’ve got some news which means you won’t have to stop at every Autogrill for overpriced sandwiches or potato chips. A must-have for your glove box are…

Rome restuarants: eating out at Urbana 47

21 April, 2020

The guys over at 06blog have tried out a new restaurant in Rome, Urbana 47, which seems to be quite fashionable at the moment.Starting with the menu, two antipasti were tried - a potato and zucchini quiche, and croutons with…

Tour of Venice bars: the best bars and happy hour in Venice, but not for tourists…

20 April, 2020

In Venice you will find many dark and hidden bars that as a tourist you might not be game enough to enter. But often these seemingly uninviting places are Venice’s best kept secret. The “Bacari” are bars were you eat…

Guide to Italian restaurants: "Mangiarozzo" features cheap trattorie in Italy

17 April, 2020

If you can read Italian and you love all things to do with traditional Italian cooking, the book Mangiarozzo could be perfect for you. It’s a giude to the taverns and trattoria of Italy, evaluating their quality not by labels,…

Restaurants in Rome: Primo in the Pigneto district

17 April, 2020

If you’re looking for a restaurant in Rome, we can recommend Primo, in the Pigneto quarter of Rome, an area famous for its nightlife. The food is well done and the products are all of a high quality, excellent choice.The…

Italian restaurants: eating in Tuscany at the fort of Fortezza Medicea di Volte, Italy's strangest restaurant

16 April, 2020

The restaurant at the Fortezza Medicea di Volte is one of the strangest restaurants in the world, and certainly for Italy, which has it’s fair share of unique Italian restaurants. But it’s not strange just because it’s in a fortress,…

Italian restaurants: "Due Ponti" in Val Trebbia in the Appennine range

4 April, 2020

If you happen to be passing through the Val Trebbia, you should take a moment to stop at the Due Ponti restaurant, or if you prefer you can stay there, as it’s also a hotel.The Val Trebbia is a valley…

Eating out in Rome: the Sahara eritrean restuarant

4 April, 2020

As we continue our journey through Italy’s modern ethnic cuisine, we bring this Eritrean restaurant in Rome. It’s one of the most well known African restaurants in the capital - called Sahara in can be found on Viale Ippocrate.The interior…

The world's biggest steak: world record achieved in Milan

1 April, 2020

This is not Italy’s biggest news of the century, but it’s curious enough to warrant a mention. In Milan’s via Spallanzani a record of the biggest steak in the world has been made. Achieved by Butchers for children”, the record…

Life in Italy: happy hour in Milan and Italian cocktail recipes

31 March, 2020

New York Times writer Matt Gross is not silly - on looking for cheap eats in Milan, he bypassed the restaurants and went straight to the great cocktail bars of Italy, serving aperitifs for a set price with unending buffets…

Genoa restaurants: Middle Eastern cuisine at Nabil

31 March, 2020

Whether multiculturalism in Italy is working or not, we’re certainly enjoying a variety of international cuisine over here as Italians slowly embrace the traditions of other cultures.In Genoa, the Nabil restaurant is an true institution - famous throughout the city,…

Rome on a budget: all-you-can-eat restaurants in Rome with set prices

31 March, 2020

Cheap eats in Rome can be found, you’ve just got to know where to look. Rome nightlife is full of fantastic restaurants and bars if you’re furnished with a little local knowledge, and we’ve just discovered an all-you-can-eat beer bar…

Typical Italian dishes: focaccia from Recco in Liguria

23 March, 2020

When I went to Liguria a couple of years ago with a friend of mine, we stuffed ourselves stupid with focaccia. Focaccia is wonderful invention and can be enjoyed in so many ways: plain, with olives, fresh tomatoes, cut in…

Rome: five-star wine tasting at the Westin Excelsior

23 March, 2020

Italy’s luxury hotel, the Westin Excelsior in Rome situated in the famous Via Veneto area, now has an exclusive wine tasting corner.The 60 metre-square space, called Vin-Orvm, has been designed by architect Michael Stelea and is included in the Orvm…

Cheap eats in Rome: do as the Romans do and eat at Quagliaro restaurant

20 March, 2020

If you want to eat like the Romans do, while spending less, the Quagliaro restaurant in Rome, at largo Mola di Bari has the perfect option. This restaurant has a lot of food for the price, a rarity when trying…

Rome: in the shdaow of the Colosseum, food and cabaret

16 March, 2020

The comedy event “All’ombra del Colosseo”, or “In the shadow of the colosseum”, is returning to Rome, to the L’Hostaria Food and Fashion restaurant in Rome’s Parco del Celio.The event combines comedy with some great food in Rome, where you…

Italy's best restaurants on the world's best 50 list

16 March, 2020

The top 50 best restaurants in the world list has been released, with six Italian restaurants making it to the classification. The awards are organised by Restaurant Magazine and are now in their 10th year. Prizes are given to a…

The best street food and snacks in Milano and Florence

15 March, 2020

After our piece on Italians and their salami sandwiches, it seems snacks and street food is all the rage. The Repubblica newspaper has dedicated a double page spread to the new Italian fashion: the bread roll and all its forms.…

2011 Michelin star restaurants in Italy

14 March, 2020

The Italian three-star Michelin restaurants for 2011 remain unchanged from the previous year with the following restaurants named at the top-end of Italian and international cuisine in the country: ‘ Al Sorriso’ in Soriso, Novara, ‘Dal Pescatore’ at Canneto sull’Oglio…

Restaurants in Rome: Giuda ballerino!

14 March, 2020

For a great restaurant in Rome with a good wine list, look to Giuda Ballerino! in Largo Appio Claudio, 344. The name of the restaurant is inspired by the classic exclamation from the comic book character Dylan Dog, and if…