food & drink

Primo - Linguini aglio e olio (linguine with garlic and oil) in San Gennaro in Praiano.

Antipasto - Bruschetta in San Gennaro in Praiano.

Menu from a restaurant on the Amalfi Coast (2019 - San Gennaro in Praiano.).

Dolci.

Secondi - Grilled porcini mushrooms.

Contorni - Grilled vegetables.

Restaurants usually have outdoor seating for lunch.

Antipasto - Bruschetta at a restaurant in Tuscany.

Breakfast at a cafe in southern Italy comes with water - macchiato and a wholemeal cornetto.

Breakfast of champions - espresso and a cornetto.

Perfect bruschetta.

My list of shops, restaurants and cafes in Turin (Torino). * after the business name indicates this is somewhere I've been to and really loved it strike through on a day, e.g. sun, means closed that day. Markets Main Market, Porta Palazzo (Mon-fri 8:30-1.30pm Sat 8.30-6.30pm) Other daily...

If you are going to be visiting Spain, and if you love to eat and drink, you are going to be very happy. Spain is one of the top food and wine destinations in the world, and for good reason. You can start eating early in the day and continue to eat into the wee hours of the morning. You can eat...

Over the last six years, my husband and I have had several extended stays in Barcelona. During the winters of 2017 and 2018, we rented an apartment for six weeks or more during the period of January through early March. There are many well-known sites in Barcelona and I will not focus on them...

A small sample of some of the great specialist food shops, pubs and restaurants. Focused very much on specialists, so no supermarkets or chains. These are places that are unique to Norwich and places we use pretty regularly. Just two layers - city centre, for places very much walkable within...