Verginiello Via Lo Palazzo 25 80073 Capri NA Italy TripAdvisor We visited the Blue Lagoon earlier in the day and worked up a nice appetite when lunch rolled around. From the marina area, the restaurant didn’t look too far of a walk. Boy did we regret trying to be Cheap Man Charlies and skip the…
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La Taverna del Leone
La Taverna del Leone Via Laurito 43 84017 Positano SA Italy TripAdvisor I just found this by looking to see what had good reviews close by. It was such a short walk from our hotel, which made it so convenient. Walking is probably not the intended means of transportation in this part of the Amalfi Coast,…
Next2
Next2 Viale Pasitea 242 84017 Positano SA Italy TripAdvisor Next2 came highly recommended by a friend of The Annoyer. It seemed to be one of the nicer establishments in Positano. Sfogliatella Sfogliatella is an Italian pastry that resembles a lobster tail. It is famous in Naples, but we did not have enough time to check…
Pizzeria Starita a Materdei
Pizzeria Starita a Materdei Via Materdei 27/28 80136 Napoli NA Italy TripAdvisor Naples is well regarded as the the birth place of pizza as we know it today. To Italians, a pizza is really only 4 things, dough/bread, tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. The additions of pepperoni, sausage, peppers, mushroom, or the blasphemous renditions with pineapple…
Colline Emiliane
Colline Emiliane Via degli Avignonesi 22 00187 Roma RM Italy TripAdvisor Whittling through the lists of recommended eats in Rome was quite the task. Reviews for any number of places would range from “outstanding” to “mediocre” so it became hard to find places that truly elicited true excitement. The reviews for Colline Emiliane seemed solid…
Gelateria Grom
Gelateria Grom Via della Maddalena 30a 00186 Roma RM Italy TripAdvisor I never understood why people made such a big deal about gelato. It just looked like a softer version of American ice cream. I’ve had gelato before, and in Italy even, but that was YEARS ago before my love for food really kicked into…
Arzak
Arzak Alcalde J. Elosegi Hiribidea 273 20015 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAdvisor Arzak’s reputation precedes itself. Anthony Bourdain could not stop gushing about Chef Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter Elena Arzak, who now helms the kitchen. He made it sound like he’s basically the Godfather of San Sebastian and a torchbearer for modern Basque cuisine….
OoToro Sushi
OoToro Sushi 2222 Michelson Dr. Irvine, CA 92612 Yelp OoToro has been on my radar ever since its opening months ago, but the price point was a big deterrent. In OC, I am accustomed to paying double digits for pretty great sushi, but OoToro touts a triple digit price tag for omakase. The reviews from…
Recess Room
The Recess Room 18380 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Yelp Fountain Valley doesn’t exactly bring to mind the trendiest or most food forward culinary scene. I think of cheap Asian eats. So it was surprising to learn something as trendy as The Recess Room had landed in Fountain Valley. The Yelp reviews seemed pretty…
Cauldron
Cauldron 1421 W. MacArthur Blvd. Santa Ana, CA 92704 Yelp Ice cream falls in the top 5 of favorite desserts (the classic chocolate chip cookie being my first love). I love it even more because it’s something I can get really creative with when I make it at home. The invention of unique flavors is…
Kato
Kato 11925 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Yelp I typically do a fair amount of research into any new restaurant I am checking out. However, it’s nice to be able to put my faith into another person’s hands. Ski Bum, a long time Angeleno, is quite attune to the LA dining scene. She…
LSXO
LSXO 21016 Pacific Coast Hwy. Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Yelp It’s not easy to justify a high price tag for fancified food from a third world country, in this case Vietnam and Southeast Asia. A lot of times, the food is far too dumbed down so as to appeal to the masses, but then misses the mark for…
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