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What’s the difference between an osteria and a trattoria? The answer lies in the wine.
A recent article in a high-profile food magazine got me thinking about how to define the difference between an “osteria” and a “trattoria.” Most Italians will tell you that while a trattoria (pronounced traht-toh-REE-ah) focuses on food, with wine as… Continue reading
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My favorite restaurant in Naples? You’ll find it at the gates of hell! Yes, literally, the gates of hell.
This let me crave, since near your grove the road To hell lies open, and the dark abode Which Acheron surrounds, th’ innavigable flood; Conduct me thro’ the regions void of light, And lead me longing to my father’s sight.… Continue reading
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An Italian couple who serves great Japanese cuisine in Pescara. A Japanese man who makes superb Piedmontese cuisine in Barbaresco.
When I first traveled to Italy in the late 1980s, there were no Japanese restaurants I was aware of beyond a famous and prohibitively pricy spot in Milan. In the late 2000s, Japanese-style restaurants began popping up in urban centers.… Continue reading
Jeremy Parzen 