Where to eat
In the mood for fish? Aquamarina opens in Rome
A mouthwatering new seafood trattoria in Rome, Aquamarina, has opened inside the Michelin-key Hotel Umiltà 36 in the Trevi district, a stone’s throw from the Quirinale. You read that correctly. It is called Aquamarine without the C. But the name...
Pizzeria Antica Arte Napoletana in Orvieto
Very small place in the historic center of Orvieto, all-Neapolitan staff and very classic pizzas. A simple pizzeria, but sure goodness. We recently went to Umbria, to Orvieto, to see two things we had been longing to see for many...
Virgola, therapeutic pastry shop
Pastry chef Nicola Di Lena leads the Virgola therapeutic pastry shop, which offers an opportunity for integration and social redemption for the most fragile, women victims of violence and young people with various disabilities. If you happen to be in...
Bivium Restaurant, Café, Bar at Hotel Six Senses Rome
The Six Senses is a 5-star luxury hotel in the center of Rome, and on the ground floor it offers this multifunctional venue, which is of excellent standard, convenient usability (it is open all day) and good quality. The prices...
Bagno Santa Lucia, seaside restaurant in Bolgheri
At Bagno Santa Lucia, a restaurant on the Marina di Castagneto Carducci in Bolgheri, you eat right on the beach. Seafood cuisine, of course, with proper wine pairings. We are in Marina di Castagneto Carducci, to make a long story...
Rear Restaurant, at the foot of Vesuvius
The Rear restaurant is a true gastronomic experience that celebrates authentic Campanian flavors with interesting contaminations. Located in Nola, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, Rear is much more than just a fine dining restaurant: it is a true culinary...
Chiodofisso at Balduina, Rome
Chiodofisso is a Sardinian cuisine restaurant in the Balduina neighborhood of Rome and is run by two Sardinian doc restaurateurs. Simple environment and cuisine that lives up to expectations. You know when you feel like eating out but there’s an...
OstiNati dei Lassi, wine bar with kitchen
If you are looking for a fancy place you have the wrong address, but if you want to eat wholesome food and drink well, it is the right place. In La California, in the municipality of Bibbona (LI). [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] The...
Tenuta Tomaso: the culinary retreat between castle and fields
The Tenuta Tomaso restaurant presents itself as a peaceful oasis immersed in the nature of Sannio, where young chef Nicola Lanzi offers traditional dishes with a contemporary twist. It takes 40 minutes from Caserta, 60 from Naples and 90 from...
Eden, the Pistachio Paradise in Rome
For pistachio lovers, there is no time to lose: you can’t miss Eden, the Pistachio Paradise, at one of its three Roman locations. From appetizers to desserts, the star is him: the beloved nutshell fruit. If you are on a...
L’Osteria del treno and the Misultitt
At the Osteria del treno in Milan, obviously near the central station, the old Lombard culinary traditions still rule: the proposal of traditional recipes is complete and appetizing. The advantage of being descended from a Como father and grandmother is...
Aqla, Middle Eastern street food in Rome
Opened in March 2023, Aqla is a tiny Middle Eastern street food joint in a historic neighborhood that couldn’t be more Roman: Monteverde vecchio, a stone’s throw from Viale dei Quattro Venti. If the vision of those ethnic, somewhat tired...
San Baylon Restaurant at Palazzo Ripetta in Rome
A restaurant of refined and understated elegance, at San Baylon you really feel good, eating cuisine that is elegant but does not lose its traditionality. In March, for DoctorWine, I was invited to an interesting dinner at the San Baylon...
Da Michele, seafood restaurant in Rome
A neighborhood restaurant with a straightforward yet refined feel, Da Michele--along with excellent seafood cuisine--offers a wine list that is truly surprising in quality and originality. We are in the San Paolo neighborhood in Rome, the southern part of the...
Papanostro Pizzeria in Rome
Papanostro pizzeria in Rome: a pizzeria where all the raw materials are of the highest quality, so it is impossible not to find a pizza to suit one's taste, including classic and other decidedly creative ones. Also worth trying are...
Still or sparkling gutturnio?
Gutturnio, in its various types, has a legion of fans who love its ability to combine the acidity of Barbera with the tannins of Croatina. Still or sparkling gutturnio? Here is the classic question for which it is impossible to...
La Renardière Restaurant by Nadine Renard
La Renardière is one of the few pure French cuisine restaurants in Rome, established in 2014 on Viale Aventino 31/33. Playing with her surname, which means fox in Italian, 10 years ago Nadine Renard founded her French cuisine restaurant in...
Bar Longhi, The Gritti Palace in Venice
In one of the most beautiful places in the world, an aperitif impossible to forget: we are at Bar Longhi of the Gritti Palace in Venice. I love Venice like few other cities in the world-Rome, Paris and Moscow. A...
Tips for Valentine’s Day
Looking for an idea for Valentine's Day? Here you can find many, to suit all tastes and budgets even though, as you know, tasting menus for Lovers' Day involve a slightly higher expense... I always thought that those who love...
Foraging by Lucio Pompili
Just opened Lucio Pompili's new venue, Foraging. The food proposal is simple: cooking only on the wood stove and the embers of the fireplace. You eat a 4-course Italian menu decided by him. It is an unforgettable experience. A few...
Borgo Santa Cecilia, farm, resort and restaurant
Nestled in nature between Perugia and Gubbio, the Borgo Santa Cecilia estate tells the story of the wild side of Umbria with a farm, resort and restaurant. A human essence unfolds in parallel with everyday life in the hinterland of...
Campocori Restaurant in the Chapter Hotel in Rome
Campocori is an elegant restaurant that expresses international cuisine with some concessions to Roman tradition-a diverse and accessible venue within the Hotel Chapter. In the center of Rome, a ten-minute walk from the Pantheon, inside the brand new Hotel Chapter,...
Adriatico Mar, Venetian bacaro
If you know Venetian bacari, you don't need an explanation but a suggestion: don't miss Adriatico Mar, a tiny, great little place tucked away on Calle Crosera Dorsoduro. Venice is a regular destination of ours: every year we go there...
L’Accanto Restaurant, a jewel of Mediterranean cuisine
Located inside the Grand Hotel Angiolieri on the Sorrento Coast, L'Accanto restaurant offers refined dishes that play with fish from the Tyrrhenian Sea and vegetables grown on the terraces of the steep land overlooking the sea, thanks to the skill...
Badrutt’s Palace. Interview with head sommelier Cristina Iuculano
The young Italian sommelier heads the incredible cellar of the 5-star St.Moritz hotel: 30 thousand bottles for more than 1,800 labels for 11 restaurants, 2 bars and a Club. Class of 1990, grew up in Milazzo in a international family,...
The new food and wine season at the Palace in St. Moritz
Badrutt's Palace in Saint Moritz has opened its new winter season. A dream hotel where everything becomes possible but, above all, where to live a unique food and wine experience in terms of quality and offerings. A dream castle, overlooking...
Brace e Gusto in Rome
An all-Calabrian restaurant, from the ownership to the raw materials, which in fact come from a family farm in the province of Cosenza. Protagonist is the large grill that is always lit, for spot-on cooking of meat (especially) and vegetables....
Quality always and first, even in yeasts
Word of Nicola Noschese, a yeast maker by profession, who reminds us of the central role of yeast in traditional Italian desserts, first and foremost Christmas desserts. Christmas and Easter are so-called holy days. In addition to bringing families together,...
Basalto, here is the new gourmet restaurant in Catania
New opening: Palazzo Sangiorgio, a newly opened five-star luxury hotel in the heart of Catania's historic center, holds a precious gourmet corner with street-level entrance and open to all. In Catania’s ancient Civita district, amid ancient noble palaces of black...
Osteria degli Spiriti, a must stop in Lecce
A place that combines typicality in the kitchen and sophistication in the cellar, thanks to the resourcefulness of Tiziana Parlangeli and her husband Piero Merazzi, at the helm of this family business. With a well-kept environment, vaulted ceiling made of...