Back to Italy: May 2018

ROME POSITANO AMALFI COAST

TWIN CHURCHES

PIAZZA di POPOLO

ROME

Nunns walking in TRASTEVERE

ROME

ITALY

This Cool Old Truck is owned by Trattoria Carlo Menta

and is Parked in Front of the Restaurant

Old FIAT

TRATTORIA CARLO MENTA

ROMA

BACK in ROME

The COLOSSEUM

May 2018

Me & My Buddy AUGUSTO

Owner of ALLORO RISTORANT , ROME

Near The TREVI FOUNTAIN

Fotana di Trevi

Roma

POSITANO

ITALY

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COUSINS MIMO and MARTA

PREPARING OUR ANTIPASTI

SORRENTO

POSITANO

Shot From Le SIRENUSE HOTEL

Positano on The AMALFI COAST

ITALY

View From My Balcony

At VILLA MARIA AgRITURISMO

MINORI

ITALY

Me & VINCENZO MANZO

Owner of Villa Maria Agriturismo

MINORI

ITALY

Pasta al Forno alla Maria

VILLA MARIA

MINORI

ITALY

The AMALFI COAST

My CAMPARI SPRITZA

At Our House on VIA CAPO in SORRENTO

ITALY

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View from our Apartment on Via Capo

SORRENTO

May 2018

Cugina Marta

Sorrento

RAVIOLI con TARTUFO

Made by MARTA & MIMO

For our Dinner in SORRENTO

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PAESTUM

Ancient Greek Ruins

ITALY

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Cousin Marta , Mimo, Tony and Me

SORRENTO

ITALY

Cutting The PORCHETTA

For My PANINO

At Er BUCHETTO

ROMA

ROME

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May 2018

Drinking FRASCATI

in FRASCATI

ITALY

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Room at The HILTON

FIUMACIANO AEROPORTO

ROME

OSTERIA OLLORO Rome Italy

Augusto & I

OSTERIA delle OLLORO

ROME

ITALY

May 2018

My TRIPADVISOR Reveiw of OSTERIA delle OLLORO , ROME , Italy

Awesome ! Had a Great Time !

I was lucky enough to find this place when walking around looking for a good trattoria one night. The place was jumping, I looked at the menu and peeked into the restaurant and it looked good to me. I asked if they had Cariciofi alla Romano and they saide they did, and I wanted a plate of Cacio Pepe and I got a glass of Frascati. Everything was quite good , including the service and the place had a nice lively vibe. I was thoroughly enjoying myself. After I had my tasty artichoke Roman style nad my pasta, I skipped dessert but got a nice Amaro Montenegro. I went up to got to the bagno and on my wahy I came across the ower who seemed like a upbeat fellow with a good perosnality. . This proved to be an understatement, he was quite aweesome. I started up a conversation with hm and he was very friendly and receptive to a little chat. We hit off imediately. He told me his name was Augusto and he ws pleased to meet me (Piacere). Afteer about just 4 minutes of chatting, he told one of the waiters , "Get my friedn a nice Scotch, give him an OBAN." Wow, I was a little suprisied, but a verry Happy Suprise nun the less. This was my 12th trip to Italy and I had NEVER EVER had a Whiskey here of any type and never would have dreamed to get one, stricty : Campari, Negroni s, Aperol Spritz and good local Red or White wine from where ver I happen to be. A waiter brought me my fine Single Malt Oban Scotch Whiskey which I thoroughly enjoyed. And Augusto and I proceeded to have a wonderful conversation that lasted about 30 minutes. We were having a great time and beccame fast friends, and at one point when my glass was empty, Augusto oreded me another Oban. Finally after our long and most enjoyable chat, I went back to my table. I finishe dmy AMaro and asked for my check. The waiter brought it, it was 64 Euro. A minute later the waiter came and took my check back. Two minutes later he brought it back and the 64 was crossed out by Augusto and my check was now just 50 Euro. Wow, what a nice gestre again from the awesomely fantastic Augusto. He bought me about 36 Euro worth of Scotch and also took 14 Euro off my check.. Needless to say I had a most wonderful time at Alloro, and a meal I shall never forget, thanks to the Charming Ausgusto.

I highly reccomend this Osteria that had a great vibe, excellent reasonably price food and wine, and a great staff led by the affable Augusto. You can;t go wrong here, it's great, and a meal I will always cherrish and remember.

Bravo Augusto and Grazie Mille Bello. Che Vediamo Presto,

Daniele

Back at The COLOSSEUM

ROME

ITALY

NUNNS Walking by Cool Old Truck of Ristorante Carlo Menta

ROME

ITALY

MANGIA ITALIANO

by DANIEL BELINO "Z"

Buca Di Bacco POSITANO Italy

At BUCA di BACCO

My TRIPADVISOR Review of BUCO di BACCO Positano , Italy

Yes a Wonderful Ristornate Amazing View Great Food Excellet Service ... This Hotel and Restaurant is a mainstay of the hugely popular town of Positano on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. Everythin about the place is First Class, the hotel of course , the restaurant and a friendly professional staff of waiter, BBs, host, Chef, cooks, and all who work at this establishment. I've eaten here numerous times since 1985, and it's always been a great experience including my latest trip this past May with my cousin Tony. We went for lunch, this was my cousin Tony's first time, and he loved as I always have. I think I created a Monster when my cousin Tony said let's get a bottle of Champagne and a suggested we might get a good quality Italian Sparkling Wine. A few days before we were at Lo Smeraldino Ristorante right on the water in Amalfi. I ordered the Ferrari "Perle" Brut 2007. It was wonderful and Tony was hooked, he loved it, and wanted to get it at almostevry restaurant we went to for the rest of the trip. Now back to Buco di Bacco. Tony scanned the Wine List at Buco, he found the Ferrari "Perle" and ordered another bottle (Vintage 2010). We started drinking it and as with the 5 or so bottles of this wine we had on te trip, it was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed. Now when it came to ordering, for Antipasto we got an order of Melanzane Parmigiano (Eggplant Parm) and some grilled vegetables. Now, though we both love eating Seafood when down on the Amalfi Coast, when we saw Meatballs (Polpette) on the menu, we both ordered some. I ordered a plate of Spaghetti Meatballs while Tony ordered just Meatballs minus any pasta.

The BAR at BUCO Di BACCO

The service as usual was excellent, it was a absolutley gorgeous day in Positano and we were both a couple of Happy Campers outside on the lower Terrazzo of Buca Di Bacco. We both commented on how relaxing and peaceful it felt sitting there on the deck and we both sat back and thorughly enjoyed the whole experience and good fortune to having lunch there at such a nice restaurant in the beautiful town of Positano n the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Yes, we knew we were lucky and we were most certainly greatful to be sharing such a memorable meal together, two Italian-American cosuins in Italy in Positano, The Amalfi Coast. Basta !

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