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quote: Originally posted by Jonathan: Are you planning to buy this cheese & oil to take home with you? In which case, mozzarella di bufala (however yummy) isn't really relevant - though it would, of course, make some delicious lunchtime sandwiches if you haven't yet got all your Roman eating options planned! But for taking stuff back home, you need a shop that can vacuum-pack the cheese: Volpetti, though pricey, will be well...

There's also a German liquor with gold flakes in it. Makes your plumbing rich (take that any way you like . Anyhow, at a Slow Foods Cesarine dinner in Venezia the first dish was a dried cod...mousse. It sounded weird, tasted wonderful, and took our hostess three days to prepare!

Poor Kevin's never been to Puglia, I imagine. The very best bread imaginable. Worth the trip down to the heel. quote: how about some roasted chestnuts accompanied with red wine? This is our evening dessert in the last few days. Oh, Letizia, my mouth is watering even thinking about this! And as for efforts at speaking Italian ---- I've found them well appreciated. In fact, I realized when I arrived at the Rome airport at the end of my...

You can travel by overnight car ferry to Barcelona from any of Genova, Livorno or Civitavecchia, on very large and modern ships: GENOVA/BARCELONA (3 or more crossings per week, 18 hours): www.gnv.it (Grandi Navi Veloci) http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/excelsior_1999_b_4.htm 40,000 Tons, 660 feet in length, 88 feet in width, 24 knots, 2253 passengers, 760 autos, 387 cabins, 38 suites, also reclining seats (different ships can be substituted)....

I love the place as well.We decided against staying in the Valier apartment(tiepolo taken) as it was only afew Euro cheaper than a very nice room at the Hotel Galleria. I'm not sure if she jacked up the rates due to the Regatta Storica or if rates are just up 40-50% since our stay last year. RR

quote: We may be getting into too much detail on this forum to continue our beef discussion here. Thanks, Bill -- this type of discussion would definitely best be carried on in private mail. - Roz

quote: What are your experiences in this? Very true that people turn out to be food-adventuresome or not adventuresome, regardless of their background or exposure to food diversity. For siblings growing up in the same culture, same family cuisine, same environment, one could be game about trying everything, and another would be meat&potato conservative. I go lucky having lived in continents and cities that are foodie capitals: HK, SF, now...

quote: Originally posted by Marian:In fact, I should write a little post about those places. A "Postcard": "The Bakeries of the Campo"?

Thanks Kathy---Yes, we are thinking about Giudecca. Think the Hilton is better maybe? P.S.: Love the Christmas cards we bought through your website of St. Mark's!!!!

Florence has so many strange original recepies: Ranocchi fritti (fried frog, the good ones were at Bibe) Cervello fritto (fried brain, famous the one at Omero, now probably banned after mad cow) Collo di pollo ripieno (chicken neck, including head, stuffed, hey this is at il cibreo) Speaking about cibreo, does anyone know what it is truly.