Rosso della Sera, Lake Trasimeno, Umbria Earlier this year we discovered the delights of eating at Rosso della Sera in San Feliciano. Rosso della Sera is a restaurant on the eastern shore of Lake Trasimeno in the region of Umbria, Italy. The restaurant's name alludes to theRead more →
Taverna Del Verziere 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 VerziereRead more →
Sunday Lunch In Siena At L'Osteria Trattoria L'Osteria, Siena, Tuscany 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 ofRead 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 →
Le Logge, Restaurant In Città di Castello 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 participating in over the last year. The course is run by the Association of Italian SommeliersRead more →
The Restaurant At I Girasoli di Sant'Andrea 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. Since I originally wrote this post the restaurant is now known asRead more →
La Trattoria In Pissignano 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 MarketRead 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 →
La Grotta, Cortona, Tuscany La Grotta is one of my favourite restaurants in Cortona, I last went there for after going on my Monte Ginezzo Walk in the hills behind the town. La Grotta Location La Grotta is located just off the Piazza della Repubblica, right in theRead more →
Trattoria Nonna Gelsa A couple of weeks ago we went to an excellent local trattoria called Nonna Gelsa to celebrate Emma's birthday. Trattoria Nonna Gelsa is in the village of Niccone and is run by Chiara and her family. The trattoria specialises in high quality local dishesRead more →