Day 1, Part 3/3— Appertivo & Dinner

After our tour, we headed back to the hotel to freshen up and have two very serviceable espresso martinis in the hotel bar. What better to help fight the jet lag?? For appertivo they served the BEST little crackers called “Taralli”. I hope to bring a lot home in my suitcase! Matt’s phone stopped working and he completely lost it.

Next, it was on to an adorable natural wine bar called Vineria Sonora (https://www.vineriasonora.it). This was about a 17 min walk from our hotel, in a much more residential area. The place was incredible and I think we convinced the main server to come do a pop up in Detroit. I bought a tote bag, obvi.

For dinner, we went to Casa Ciabattini, also off the beaten path. https://casaciabattini.it We had a beautifu octopus salad and stuffed squash blossoms to start, followed by ricotta and spinach gnudi, tagliatelle al ragu, eggplant tortellini with burrata cream (pure eggplant flavor, divine), double cooked pork, and braised beef. We walked home (about 10 miles total, just since 1pm!), showered and hit the sack!Read more