A Visit To Norcia, A Town In Southern Umbria The town of Norcia in southern Umbria is famous for both religious and culinary reasons. On the religious side of the equation, Norcia was the birthplace of St Benedict, founder of the Benedictine monastic order. On the culinaryRead more →
Earlier this year we discovered the delights of eating at Rosso della Sera, a restaurant on the eastern shore of Lake Trasimeno in Umbria, Italy. The restaurant's name alludes to the stunning sunsets that can be viewed from the dining area looking west across Lake Trasimeno. TheRead more →
In the middle of August there is a bank holiday called Ferragosto in Italy and the whole country pretty much shuts down for the day. This year the 15th fell on a Monday and we booked a table with friends at Taverna Del Verziere in the nearbyRead more →
Sunday Lunch In Siena At L'Osteria A couple of weeks ago we ate at one of my favourite trattorie, L'Osteria in Siena. l'Osteria is located a short walk north of the Campo, Siena's main piazza. If you follow signs to the church of San Francesco you areRead more →
Osteria Piazzetta Dell'Erba, a Restaurant in Assisi Last Sunday we drove to the Umbrian town of Assisi, we started our day out with Sunday lunch at a great restaurant, the Osteria Piazzetta dell'Erba, a short walk from the central piazza. The weather was quite unsettled last weekRead more →
On Friday night I went out in Città di Castello with a group of my Italian friends from the sommelier course that I've been doing over the last year. Tagliata at La Logge Restaurant in Citta di Castello Being Italian and trainee sommeliers, they have a strong interestRead more →
A couple of weeks ago we booked an outside table at I Girasoli di Sant'Andrea, the restaurant at the front of our local winery in the Niccone Valley. Artichoke starter at I Girasoli di Sant'Andrea The weather was perfect and the food delicious, a starter of artichokes cookedRead more →
On our trip out to visit the Fonti del Clitunno last Sunday we went for lunch at La Trattoria, a restaurant on the opposite side of the road to the natural springs. We had first eaten here on a trip to Pissignano Antiques Market and a visit toRead more →
Trattoria Gozzi, San Lorenzo, Florence Yesterday we went to Florence to meet up with some friends. The time we could spend in this beautiful city was limited, so we didn't do very much other than eat lunch at Trattori Gozzi in Piazza San Lorenzo and visit theRead more →
Torta al Testo is an Umbrian flat bread that you will often find served as part of a mixed antipasti. It is cooked in an oven on a round hot stone and served sliced like pizza but split down the middle and filled, usually filled with aRead more →