"Maureen, there are a few of us having some appetizers and wine. Why don't you come join us?" It was Mario, the...
Meals Articles
Savoring and Relishing
Journal Entry: "8:00 P.M. After a day at the Louvre. I've just eaten the most sumptuous dinner at a little...
Fast Food, Parisian-Style
Hungry in Paris? Good food is never far away. I like that the stores are specialized and are clustered near each...
Christmas Eve Dinner
What was for dinner on Christmas Eve in Paris? Fast food, Parisian-style! From my journal yesterday: 5:30 P.M....
French Onion Soup in Paris
After walking in a cold rain for several hours on my first evening in Paris, I wanted something HOT in my belly. I...
It’s Made of Gold!
From my journal entry, 21 December, 2009, 9:00 pm: I just ordered French Onion Soup, to be followed by pepper steak...
Thanksgiving Milanese-Style
What a really nice group of people! I enjoyed a Thanksgiving Luncheon today with the "Americans in Milan" (AIM) group...
Lunch with “The Girls”
After 5 months here in Milano, I've finally had people over for a meal! I invited Evelina, Glenda and Lydia, from the...
I Bought a Branzino!
Nope. It's not a Vespa-type scooter or a little car. It's a little fish. A couple of months ago, while at the Saturday...
The Perfect Lunch
One would think that in a coastal town on an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea it'd be possible to find a good meal of...
Local Specialties
The command came by e-mail from my Italian instructor back home: "Non dimenticarti di mangiare il famoso 'coniglio...
Octopus and New Friends
One of the Sunday street markets of antiques and collectables lines the narrow, crooked, cobbled Via Fiori Chiari. I...
Caprese
Tell me: WHY can't we get tomatoes like this in the U.S.?! Why is it impossible? Deep red. Full-flavored. Properly...
“Imperiale”, an Understatement
Dinner at Il Giardino del Naviglio (Garden restaurant, near the Naviglio Pavese canal). When our server brought this...
Sunday Brunch, Day Three
I guess I could have gotten a bigger plate. A little of this, a little of that and all of a sudden the small plate was...
At home in Milano
Sono qui! Sono arrivata a Milano! I'm here! I've arrived in Milano! My plane got in yesterday morning at about 8:30. I...