Foodie heaven; The city of Bologna

Bologna’s Italian nickname “La Dotta, la Grassa e la Rossa” ("The Educated, the Fat, and the Red") may seem odd but it sums up the very best of what this central Italian city has to offer. TheRead more
Bologna’s Italian nickname “La Dotta, la Grassa e la Rossa” ("The Educated, the Fat, and the Red") may seem odd but it sums up the very best of what this central Italian city has to offer. TheRead more
Emily as Dave didn't quite know what we were walking into with this landmark. A library and a courtyard said to once be one of the most important buildings of Bologna. It was also the main building ofRead more
As we kind of said in the post, this place was beautiful, but it went right over our heads. Not much English to read, we were often not sure what we were looking at.
We just arrived in Parma yesterday and did a fun tour today of Caseificii Ugolotti a Parmigiano Reggiano cheese producer a little ways outside of town. It was great, we learned a thing or two aboutRead more
...and we are having PASTA with Deb's homemade family Italian sauce recipe for lunch!! And of course, the Pamamigian cheese and wine are front and center! This was purely by accident! We are just waiting for the pasta to be Al Dente.
Here is our first day in Venice. We love it.
We had the most amazing Brie and prosciutto sandwiches on the train and then a weird but intriguing pistachio croissant which we don’t regret butRead more
Ravenna ist heute Hauptstadt der Provinz Ravenna in der Region Emilia Romagna und hat ca. 160.000 Einwohner. Ursprünglich lag Ravenna direkt an der Adria, durch Verlandung ist das Meer heute 9 kmRead more
Städtetrip Bologna 🇮🇹 - Tag 3
Hach was war das für ein schöner Tag heute 😊
Nach dem Frühstück bin ich einfach mal losgeschlendert und hab mich treiben lassen durch Arkadengänge undRead more
Städtetrip Bologna 🇮🇹 - Tag 2
Der Tag startete heute mit richtig gutem Kaffee ☕️. Damit ist über das Frühstück alles gesagt 😬
Gegen 09:30 h hab ich mich zunächst auf den Weg zumRead more
Städtetrip Bologna 🇮🇹 - Tag 1
Genau gesagt frage ich mich gerade, warum ich überhaupt hier bin.
Hier muss ich etwas weiter ausholen…
Bereits Anfang Februar 2022 hatte ich bis auf 5 TageRead more
We farewelled Milan to make our way to Florence. We had a quick stop in Bologna which left us wanting more. Delicious pizza and pasta al limone for lunch. We never did find out what the fountain ofRead more
Karfreitag in einem katholisch geprägten Land. Die Gläubigen sind in der Kirche, die Ungläubigen auf der Autobahn. Was unternimmt man an so einem Tag? Die Grenzen des Möglichen austestenRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Emilia-Romagna, Emília-Romanya, Emilia-Romaña, Émilie-Romagne, 에밀리아로마냐 주
Emily had Lasagna and Dave had Pigs ear pasta, because of the shape, with a red sauce and an anchovy crumble. Both were great!
ummm... a real pigs ear???
Haha no, we actually see them in restaurants fairly often. https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recip…