Our Food and Wine Experiences!
13. mai 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Relaxing
14. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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.
New Pastas!
15. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Calamarata con Polpo
Tonnarelli Al Funghi Porcini
Originating in Manarola!
16. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 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, whichLes mer
Cinque Terre Treats
17. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 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 (localLes mer
A Perfect Ending to Florence
19. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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 withLes mer
Tuscan Delights
21. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 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 chocolateLes mer
Dinner Reservations with His Holiness
22. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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 inLes mer
La Dolce Vita on the Famous Via Veneto
23. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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 andLes mer
Unwinding During our Last Night in Rome
23. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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 dinnerLes mer
"Lunch" in Sorrento--L'AnticaTrattoria
24. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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 withLes mer
Savoring the Amalfi Coast
25. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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 spritzesLes mer
Seafood at the Grand Marina
26. mai 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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).



































































