This year will be the 57th edition of the Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi. Giancarlo Menotti founded this international festival. He was born on July 7, 1911 in Cadegliano Italy. When his father died, he moved with his mother to the USA. Although he referred to himself...
Yes, why write 'restaurant' near Umbertide and not simply restaurant? Well ... this place is not really a restaurant. You can eat here and very well. Any time of the day! Yes, they are open for lunch and dinner any day except Mondays. You eat what they have, no menu....
Snails are far from my favorite. Years passed by since I last ate them (in the typical French way where you pick them out of their shell). A week ago a friend of mine invited me to dinner. I had proudly said that I eat anything some time ago, so he did not bother...
A lovely restaurant / pizzeria (with wood fired pizza oven) in the centre of Perugia, just off Corso Vannucci. The restaurant pledges the use of as much as possible local (0 km) and organic ingredients. The pizza's are great (only in the evening). The menu is divided...
Bevagna, for those in the unknown, is a pretty little village on the flood plain of the Topino river. Originally an Etruscan settlement it later became a Roman outpost called Mevania. I won't give a guided tour here, just go you'll love it and if old Italian marvels...
In the middle of Italy and especially the south of Tuscany and in Umbria you'll find a type of cow called Chianina. In the older days these impressive and good looking beasts served as draught animals pulling carts and plows over the hilly landscape. When the animals...
It is not a new restaurant but a place I had never visited. A 10-minute drive from Umbertide in the direction of Gubbio. Why did I not find out before? Villa Valentina is part of a spa. I had no idea one could eat there. The food is actually quite good and the...
Yesterday evening we were to meet some friends in Trevi. Important question: dove andiamo a mangiare?A very friendly and good natural winemaker near us had mentioned Gustavo a while ago because of the winelist and good food. Gustavo's owner is his friend. So Gustavo...
If you are planning to visit Castelluccio (and it will be worth the trouble) try to get a table in Dal Capitano. Dal Capitano is not a place of gastronomic pilgrimage but it serves local dishes, well prepared, simple but with real tastes. It is a very down to earth...
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