19 Dec

Our sugary spoils for the day: A sugar crepe bought from a fair stall, just outside the hotel and a pandoro, which was discounted because it was an 'ugly' second from the factory. The pandoro tasted a bit like brioche but it isn’t as sweet and buttery. [gallery link="file" columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="2017,2022,2021"]...

17:33 / France / Italian / Misc. Snacks / Nice / Travel
18 Dec

At this restaurant we enjoyed a full-course Tuscan dinner. The restaurant was called something like Finistere. Appetiser: antipasto (green olives, toast with olive spread, Pecorino cheese, a special regional ham, salami and salami with fennel seeds) and a wood-fired parmesan focaccia; primo: meat sauce with rigatoni (like big penne) Mains: rare grilled beef with rocket (ricula in Italian), shaved parmesan and chips (grilled/baked, salt and rosemary) Dessert: chocolate soufflé with a molten centre and a raspberry and also a blackberry sauce drizzle/blob. The green olives in the antipasto were really juicy and...

18:50 / Florence / Food / Italian / Italy / Restaurants / Travel
17 Dec

This restaurant reminded me of a cheap, family friendly restaurant like Sofia's, mainly because the waiters were wearing hoodies. I got a vegetarian calzone with eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms and chicory (€7.50), dad ordered spaghetti carbonara (€6.50) and mum ordered linguini al pesto (€6.50) and tagliolini with porcini mushrooms and clams (€9). I was disappointed with the calzone. I was expecting it to be more filled, especially because it was so big and puffy. But the vegetables were only 1mm thick and there was a lot of mozzarella - I...

17:27 / Food / Italian / Italy / Restaurants / Rome / Travel
16 Dec

At Magnolia café, also located in Campo de' Fiori, we had dinner. We ordered penne arrabiato (the spicy sauce, €7), grilled seafood (fish [mum thinks catfish], squid, yabby, €15), and a set dinner special with plain bruscetta, a choice of seafood linguini, vegetable with tortelloni (giant tortellini) or another pasta and a drink for €12. They also had saltimbocca for €11, but because dad wanted the fish platter I advised not to get it otherwise we’d have too much food – especially because we’d already eaten pizza and...

18:31 / Campo de' Fiori / Italian / Italy / Magnolia Café / Rome / Travel
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