Tuscany

Light lunch at an enoteca

[June 2023] We had lunch after visiting the main tourist attractions in Certaldo in the Tuscany region of Italy. We had been curious about Enoteca Boccaccio, which is located across the street from the Boccaccio…

Tuscany

At a restaurant with a trite name

[June 2023] In Poggibonsi, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband searched the internet and selected a restaurant, then called and made a reservation as usual. Its name is Ristorante Italia. The…

Tuscany

At the restaurant in Castelfiorentino

[June 2023] In Castelfiorentino, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband made a reservation at a restaurant called Il Gusto e il Tatto by mistake. He had intended to make a reservation…

Tuscany

At the table with the view

[June 2023] We made a reservation at a restaurant called L’Antica Fonte in Certaldo, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy. In the town of Certaldo, the new town is spread out on flat…

Lombardy

Something we learned in Como (part 2)

[Apr. 2023] On Easter day, we took the funicular up from Como in northern Italy and wandered around the village of Brunate in search of a restaurant. The village itself didn’t have much character, but…

Valle d'Aosta

The restaurant right next to the gate

[Apr. 2023] We were exhausted when we came back to Aosta after seeing the castles in Valle d’Aosta, the north western tip of Italy, but as we had booked a table in a restaurant at…

Valle d'Aosta

Kitschy hotel and moody restaurant

[Apr. 2023] After descending from Monte Bianco, Italy‘s highest peak, we returned to Aosta, the capital of Valle d’Aosta, by bus. It was only about an hour away, but Aosta was much warmer. Tonight’s lodging…

Valle d'Aosta

Meal in the village

[Apr. 2023] We searched for a restaurant where we could have lunch in Pre Saint Didier, a village in the Valle d’Aosta region in the north western corner of Italy. We wandered around looking for…

Lombardy

Roman cuisine in northern Italy

[Sept. 2022] After returning home from the summer holiday in Sicily, we went to northern Italy for some business. Although it wasn’t a holiday, we made a reservation at a restaurant of Roman cuisine in…