July 17th, 2008
As I said yesterday, we didn’t have a single bad food experience the entire time we were in Italy, but this beautiful little restaurant that we found near the Colosseum was by far the best! Found at 195 Via Cavour, L’Archetto is charming, and the food is amazing. Look for it if you’re […]
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July 16th, 2008
I have to start by saying that we didn’t have a single bad experience with food in Rome, but several dishes stood out in my mind as exceptional!
Some of the appetizer and dessert dishes we had were so pretty:
Cheese plate
Fruit plate
Many of the main dishes were items that we’ve had at restaurants here […]
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July 15th, 2008
After we left Venice, Mike and Dani and I traveled to fabulous Rome!
I got the biggest kick out of this scene! People don’t worry too much about the car traffic in some areas :-) This street is not closed to cars, despite what it looks like:
My favorite thing about the entire visit was getting to […]
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July 9th, 2008
The food in Venice was phenomenal…the pizza, the handmade pasta, the wine!
Gorgonzolla with smoked prosciutto:
Giant mushrooms and ham:
Handmade vermicelli carbonara:
Grilled vegetables:
Insalata mozarella:
The feast:
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July 8th, 2008
A magically enchanting city! Rather than weigh you down with page after page of photos here, I’ll just share a few with you, and if you’d like to see more, you’re welcome to visit my mixed media art blog, Layers Upon Layers for a more complete travelogue :-)
The Grand Canal:
Narrow alleys:
The symbol of St […]
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June 26th, 2008
The Chocolate shop that Dani loves
The Orvietani take their food seriously! Breakfast is usually a light affair, followed by the main meal at noonish (dinner). Most have just a light snack at around 8 pm for supper. We decided to follow suit as much as possible while in Italy. It took a few days for […]
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June 25th, 2008
Quaint and picturesque don’t even begin to describe Orvieto! Every corner you turn, there’s another picture postcard just waiting to be snapped :-)
My sweetheart, Mike
Me and darling daughter, Dani
Tomorrow, I’ll share some of my food pictures with you!
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June 3rd, 2008
Wecome to the world, Katherine Ezraella!
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May 27th, 2008
This is how I made the announcement when we first learned that our son Nate’s beautiful wife Lizzie was pregnant. Well, Sunday night, little Katherine Esraella joined the world :-)
Please don’t panic if your comments or emails don’t get approved or answered immediately. Mike and I will be flying out to Green […]
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