food & drink

Dana Facaros (@Dana) and Michael Pauls have released the French Food Decoder App available for iPhones/iPads and android. Their Italian Food Decoder is excellent and I expect this will be too. I have it downloaded to my iPad and will give it a whirl...

il Bicerin

Enjoying il Bicerin

Port is the signature beverage of Portugal. This presentation provides individuals with an introduction its production and types. Comments, corrections and criticisms from connoisseurs regarding their experiences and preferences are welcome. This article was written in PowerPoint, so I will...

Pizza in Italy is not junk food! Pizza is a very popular dinner for Italians and for tourists. It is inexpensive and is a quicker and lighter meal. In most restaurants, especially in smaller towns and less touristed areas, pizza is served only at dinner. Pizza for Lunch In most towns...

You will love the restaurants in Italy. Most are small, family-run places. Almost every meal is the best meal of your life. It would be easier to list the places where you had a bad meal, than to list where you had good meals. Meals in Restaurants Breakfast You won’t find a typical American...

In southern Italy the espresso is very short and you get a glass of water.

Primo - The perfect plate of pasta in Campania.

Primo - Seafood pasta in Campania.

Secondo - The other half of the fish.

Secondo - Half of the fish.

Primo - Pasta with tomato sauce for the vegetarian.

Antipasto - Caprese - mozzerella with tomato.

Antipasti.

At a seaside restaurant in Campania, you meet your fish before it is cooked. This was shared between two people.

Primo - Spaghetti la pomodoro e basilico - tomato and basil, in Agripoli.

Primo - Lagane e ceci, regional pasta dish with chickpeas, in Agripoli.

Menu from a restaurant in Agripoli, Campania.

Small restaurant in Vietri sul Mare on the Amalfi Coast.

Primo - Pasta all'ortolana (pasta with vegetables) in San Gennaro in Praiano.