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May 13, 2017
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Our Food and Wine Experiences!
May 13, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
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Relaxing
May 14, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After 24 hours of traveling, we just wanted to sit and relax for a bit. Just beside our hotel, we found the Washington Cafe. Gnocchi di pesto, pizza amatricana, and some very good vino de casa.
LorraineHi Michele and Dan. Sorry to hear about the rerouting, but I guess it could have been worse than to have to land in Rome early. I love gnocchi! And I love the picture of your meal, they both look perfect. Please keep them coming. Ciao!
5/15/17Reply
TravelerLorraine, we're bringing back lots of ideas for the cooking club--and one is fried anchovies! :)
5/16/17Reply
LorraineI can't wait to try some authentic dishes. The trick will be finding the anchovies. Maybe I can order them from my fish market.
5/17/17Reply
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New Pastas!
May 15, 2017 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Calamarata con Polpo
Tonnarelli Al Funghi Porcini
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Originating in Manarola!
May 16, 2017 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Apparently, the Cinque Terre is the birthplace of foccacia, pesto, and limoncello. And, since Manarola is right on the Mediterranean, they're famous for their seafood, especially anchovies, which taste nothing like they do in the US. And, of course, there's always gelato--in this case, lemon, strawberry, and pistachio, which happens to be in season right now! Here are a few pics. Missing is the pic of the pesto foccacia, and the pic of limoncello will have to wait until tomorrow, but we do have a pic of the fried anchovies. And for tonight's dinner, Taglierini ai Frutti di Mare (shrimp, clams, mussells, crab, and something else we'll have to look up) and Tagliatelloni alla Bottargae e Vongole (dried and salted roe and clams), followed by Piatto di Formaggi Misti (gorgonzola, pecorino, parmesan w/ onion marmalade).Read more
LorraineEverything looks fabulous. Glad to see you are going for all the regional specialties, the only way to go! I love the food photos. I can only imagine how they taste, which I imagine is fabulous.
5/16/17Reply
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Cinque Terre Treats
May 17, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Cafe Latte d' Amore to get us going
A little vino to keep us going
Dinner to cap it all off!

Antipasti Misti
Spaghetti alle Vongole Veraci (spaghetti with fresh local clams)
Trofie al Pesto (local fresh spiral pasta with pesto)
Torte Ligure di Noci (typical Ligurian walnut cake)
LimoncelloRead more
LorraineI'll have what you're having- Yum!
5/18/17Reply
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A Perfect Ending to Florence
May 19, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Dining over the Arno River. Uffizi Gallery straight ahead, Ponte Vecchio bridge just to the West, Tuscan hills as backdrop just to the East. And the best two pasta dishes yet, topped off with tiramasu. A final stroll back to the hotel with a quick stop at the carousel. Buona sera, Firenza!Read more
LorraineFlorence is one of my favorite Italian cities. Isn't it amazing that the food just keeps getting better and better. All of your pictures are beautiful. Safe travels throughout the Tuscan countryside.
5/20/17Reply
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Tuscan Delights
May 21, 2017 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Our Orvieto delights were mostly local specialties, from the ten-layer individual lasagna (zoom in!) to the Orvieto Classical white and Sangiovese red, to the Perugian craft scotch ale and chocolate porter birre, to the olives stuffed and fried. We also enjoyed a picnic lunch of selections from the main street mercato and a dinner of chicken grilled with balsamic glaze and parpardelle pasta with wild boar sauce. Delizioso!Read more
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Dinner Reservations with His Holiness
May 22, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
... were canceled, of all reasons, because He was "preparing" for his visit with Trump. Ugg. We settled for a classic prosciutto and melon, insalata, and pizza salumi on a sidewalk cafe instead of in the Papal dining room.Read more
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La Dolce Vita on the Famous Via Veneto
May 23, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
After strolling the Borghese Gardens, what could be more perfect than a mid-day merenda in the glamorous Via Veneto neighborhood. We dined on an imaginative antipasti misti of grilled zuchinni and eggplant, roasted peppers, marinated fave beans and Italian peas, and prosciutto. And, caramel panna cotta to die for served in the Italian version of a Southern mason jar!

According to Wikipedia(!), the Via Veneto neighborhood "acquired international fame as the centre of la dolce vita ("the sweet life").... The 1960 film La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini immortalized Via Veneto's hyperactive lifestyle, lights and crawling stream of honking traffic."Read more
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Unwinding During our Last Night in Rome
May 23, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This morning we strolled through the Borghese Gardens, and this evening we walked the Heart of Rome, for a total of roughly 24,000 steps. We were pretty tired, and so easily agreed on a no-fuss dinner around the corner at The Cotto, where we dined last week. Tonight was Spaghetti Carbonara, Lasagna Classico, Caesar Salad to cleanse the palate, all rounded out by a local brew of Belgian Golden Ale.Read more
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"Lunch" in Sorrento--L'AnticaTrattoria
May 24, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Missed lunch, but caught the early bird special! LOL!

Ricotta Stuffed Zuccinni Flowers (fried)
Mediterranean Sea Bream
Linguini with Seafood (mussels, clams, shrimp, calamari)
Italian Cream with Fresh Fruit and Artisan Sugar ConeRead more
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Savoring the Amalfi Coast
May 25, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
It was difficult to tear ourselves away from the views, but these were worth it. Local red wine from Positano, fresh local mussels and pizza salumi in Amalfi Town, with arancia and limon spritzes (orange and lemon with prosecco).Read more
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Seafood at the Grand Marina
May 26, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Our cuisine ends here, at Sorrento's Grand Marina. Mixed catch of the day--fried calamari, shrimp, red fish, cod, anchovies--and Gnocci con vongole (fresh clams).
LorraineI think I have gained a few pounds just imagining that I was eating all of the fabulous foods that you have photographed. I've enjoyed every one!
5/26/17Reply
TravelerLorraine, if you can take a few more pounds, we also added a few more entries below. (We were behind!)
5/27/17Reply
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Trip end
May 26, 2017