We planned to eat lightly
[ Apr.2013] There is a retaurant that we stayed on until 4pm though their closing time was 3pm.The name of the restaurant is La Zi Ottavio (uncle Ottavio).We arrived in Monopoli after 2pm and worried…
Italian food
Local restaurant in Otranto
[ Apr.2013 ] In the second evening in Otranto, southern Italy, we went to a restaurant with genuine local atomosphere.Again, the mixed starter was special, like Carpaccio of swordfish and some sort of octopus fritters.I…
Enjoyed the fresh seafood
[ Apr.2013 ] In the seaside town of Otranto in southern Italy, we enjoyed fresh seafood. In the first evening, we went to a restaurant called L’altro Baffo, which was recommended not only the hotel…
They eat very well there
[Mar.2013] When I told my Italian friends that I was going to Puglia, south Italy, they all said ' si mangia bene'.It means something like 'they eat very well there'.The first meal we had in…
They are frogs
[ Feb.2013 ] We went to a restaurant called Antica Trattoria Ferrari in Pavia, a town about 35 km south of Milan. A small waiter is working there with pride. I wanted to order something…
Seafood soup
[ Dec.2012] In the pretty village of Verezzi in Luguria, Italy, I went to a restaurant called A Topia, which was recommended by a shop owner who sells pretty small articles.It was a homely restaurant,…
Have a rest with Spritz
[Nov.2012] I learned the taste of Spritz, a typical cocktail in Venice, and every time when we got back to the hotel, we stopped at the bar downstairs and had a relaxing time with this…
Squid with squid ink
[Nov. 2012] This is a squid dish with squid ink I ate in Venice. The white thing next to it is polenta, which was whiter than usual. It was rich taste and very good. The…
Today’s wine
[Oct.2012] The name of the wine I had today in Monza in northern Italy was shocking.It is called 'Hell (Inferno)' .This wine is from Valtellina area, a little more north than Monza.Apparently it is not…
