Osteria il Pozzo

July 19, 2015

our favorite restaurant in Menaggio on Lake Como.

Piazza Garibaldi

22017 Menaggio (co)

Tel: 0344 32333

Il Cacio Brillo Wine Bar

July 19, 2015

Piazza Signorelli, 6

52044 Cortona (AR)

0575 62555

http://www.ilcaciobrillo.it

info@ilcaciobrillo.it

Cortona Restaurants

July 19, 2015

La Loggetta is our favorite restaurant in Cortona!

  
 

La Pentolaccia

July 19, 2015

Favorite restaurant in Montepulciano. 

 

Poliziano Winery

July 19, 2015

Awesome Winery on the road between Cortona and Montepulciano. We visited in 2015.

Contact InfoAddress: VIA Fontago 1 – 53045 Montepulciano Stazione – Siena

Contact:Margherita Pallecchi

Wine tasting Fee:Eur 8,00 – 12,00

Open: All year round

10:00 – 13:00 / 14:30 – 17:00 

Tel:+ 39 0578/738171

E-mail: margherita@carlettipoliziano.com 

Website:www.carlettipoliziano.com

Sandwiches USA

July 5, 2015

Food network special on best sandwiches in the U.S.:

Central Grocery in New Orleans – Muffelata (Sicilian Sandwich)

Red’s in Wichicosca Maine – lobster roll

Thelma’s in Houston – BBQ sandwiches

Genos and Pats in Philadelphia – Cheesesteak

Isaly’s in Pittsburgh

Sepals in Boston – Felafel

Full list (from Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwiches_That_You_Will_Like)

Katz’s Deli in New York – Pastrami sandwich

Tripe — George’s, Italian Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Elvis — Peanut Butter & Co., New York City, New York

Beef on weck — Schwabl’s, West Seneca, New York

Roast beef — Kelly’s Revere Beach, Revere, Massachusetts

Italian beef — Mr. Beef, Chicago, Illinois

Loose meat — Taylor’s Maid-Rite, Marshalltown, Iowa

Cheesesteak — Dalessandro’s, Roxborough, Philadelphia; Geno’s and Pat’s, South Philadelphia

Pig ears and snouts — C & K Barbecue, St. Louis, Missouri

Brain — Ferguson’s, St. Louis

St. Paul — Kim Van, St. Louis

Bánh mì — Huong Lan, San Jose, California; Lucy Sheets, outside My Ngoc, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Primanti — Primanti Brothers, Pittsburgh

Chipped ham — Isaly’s,[1] West View, Pennsylvania

Hot Brown — Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky

Lobster roll — Red’s Eats, Wiscasset, Maine

Po’ boy — Domilise’s Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana

Muffuletta — Central Grocery, New Orleans

Barbecue — Thelma’s, Houston, Texas

Falafel — Sepal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Pastrami — Katz’s Deli, New York City

French dip — Philippe’s, Los Angeles, California

Final day in the eternal city

June 6, 2015

We had a nice last day in Roma and tried something new. We rode the recently added elevator to, the top of the Vittorio Emanuel II monument for some incredible views of Roma. The views are even better than the top of St. Peter’s! This is definitely recommended.

  

   
      

Prossimo Anno Sorrento 

June 4, 2015

We are headed to Roma today and fly home tomorrow. 😦 

                           

Up to the Vesuvio Crater 

June 2, 2015

We took the trip up to the Vesuvio crater yesterday. What an amazing site! The attached Photos will give you a feel for the scale but it is hard to capture. You can even see steam escaping in one of the shots showing that this is still an active volcano!

             

  

  

Pizza by the Meter 

June 1, 2015

Yesterday we set off to walk to Vico Equense which is about 6 miles away. We got to Meta about halfway and discovered that the road goes almost straight up for a mile or so over the mountain. Looks like a needed enhancement to Apple maps is elevation information 🙂 We took the train the rest of the way. Our reason for the trip was to try a new pizza place, Pizza a metro (aka Pizza University). The Pizza is sold by the Meter. One meter serves about 5 people so we ordered a half meter for 2. This pizza rivals Da Michele in Napoli but it’s a bit different in that they add parmigiano, non standard but an interesting addition that added a bit of a different flavor. We also had an appetizer of fried Italian delights (rice balls, Potatoe croquets, etc.), also very good. We also found a great pasticceria along the way in Meta (Romano).