July 21, 2008
The last "what I did on my summer vacation" photo post before I come back to the real world
This branding doesn't seem wise:
Snacking in the room because 4pm is an unpopular time to grab a bite in Italy. Look at those tomatoes. Look:
The IC and I are both quite into food so this trip had a definite foodie vibe. We got a lot of recommendations, some were amazing, some less so. One of his co-workers referred to a meal he had in a small hamlet in Chianti as the best meal of his life. He was not exaggerating. Bottega del 30 really was just the most outstanding meal either of us have ever had. This was one of the unforgettable dishes, a ravioli with spinach and ricotta and an egg in the middle covered in shaved black truffles. As they say in Brooklyn, it was off the hizook:
The window at Bottega del 30:
Me in Radda in Chianti:
Sunflower field off the Autostrada. I loved the sudden burst of color:
Graffiti in Rome:
Graffiti in Rome:
La Scaletta was a casual pizza/pasta place in Rome and the only place we frequented twice during our trip. The food was great and it was in a cute, non-touristy area:
Waiting for Gilad in Rome:
They love their Mary over in Italy. We'd be walking down a random street, look up and see her image over the street sign. This one was in Rome but we had the same experience all over Italy:
All in all, a magical, incredible trip.
Posted by Karol at July 21, 2008 07:30 AM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: Personal+Blogging Italy
You will now and forever be a pizza snob.
It'll creep up on you, usually by having your brain say something like, "This isn't quite right....", until one day you'll just sigh and say, "This isn't *real* pizza" when you're not eating pizza in Italy.
Posted by: Pokerwolf at July 21, 2008 09:25 AMHaha, no, the truth is that I'm already a pizza snob because the best pizza in the world remains in Brooklyn.
Oh, and I should've mentioned that the IC and I taste-tested every recommended gelato joint all over Italy and discovered that nothing beats Grom on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (Grom is actually Italian but the one time we saw one over there, in Bologna, we didn't sample it. That might actually be the holy grail, Grom in Italy).
Posted by: Karol at July 21, 2008 09:40 AMNow I'm feeling bad about the heat-n-eat Costco pizza I brought home Saturday. Heh, I jacked it up with fresh garlic on top. I wonder what an egg McMuffin would taste like with truffles?
Posted by: Casca at July 21, 2008 12:34 PMAs much as I find Italian women beautiful, you're putting them to shame! :) (And don't tell my fiancee I said any of this!)
Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at July 21, 2008 01:53 PMYou look perfect in your cherry dress!
Posted by: Lisa at July 21, 2008 02:00 PMSweet... you did the build-your-own tomatoes, mozz. and prosciutto. God damn that looks good.
Posted by: Ken Wheaton at July 21, 2008 04:59 PMAs much as I find Italian women beautiful, you're putting them to shame! :) (And don't tell my fiancee I said any of this!)
Awww, thanks Perry. And I won't tell IC you said so either.
You look perfect in your cherry dress!
By popular demand, or by Lisa and Ari demand, it will be my new facebook profile pic soon.
Sweet... you did the build-your-own tomatoes, mozz. and prosciutto. God damn that looks good.
I just did it back in NY too but with pepper turkey instead. I bought four kinds of tomatoes (seriously, it's my favorite food, I got campari, cherry, vine and heirloom and they'll mostly be gone by tomorrow), none of which compare to those. I didn't mention but I was actually surprised that Italian bread was pretty bad. The Italians in Brooklyn can show them a thing or two. The best bread we had was at a Jewishy restaurant in Rome called Tratorria da Gigetto but when the bill came they had charged us for it!
Posted by: Karol at July 21, 2008 05:06 PMPeople who take photos of their food make me giggle, but I don't know why ;-))
Posted by: bryan at July 22, 2008 07:27 PM
