Category Archives: Italian

How to eat well in Genoa [Genova]

Posted on 2013/05/15 by .

Genoa is one of the best food venues in Italy, as is Liguria more generally. It is also one of the best places in Europe for vegetarian dining. Maximize the number of tarts and vegetable tarts you eat, skip hotel … Continue reading →

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Fiola da Fabio Trabocchi

Posted on 2011/12/27 by .

Fiola da Fabio Trabocchi, web site, 601 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC (entrance at 678 Indiana Avenue NW), 202-628-2888 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | dishtip | Washingtonian | Esquire | City Paper | Don Rockwell … Continue reading →

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Where to eat in Naples, Italy

Posted on 2011/10/25 by .

photo credit: thilo_hilberer 1. Friggitoria-Pizzeria Giuliano, Calata Trinia Maggiore 33, open at 7 a.m. or so, one of the best pizzas I’ve had, and for only four euros. [Fodors | Time Out] 2. Mandara, Via Ponte di Tappia 90-92, doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Siroc

Posted on 2010/04/03 by .

Siroc, web site, 915 15th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-628-2220 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | MenuPages | Don Rockwell | Yelp] Everyone says this is the best or … Continue reading →

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Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca

Posted on 2010/03/16 by .

Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca, web site, 1100 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC (entrance is at 12th and H Streets), 202-216-9550 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | Don Rockwell | Yelp | Gayot] Not … Continue reading →

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Bebo Trattoria da Roberto Donna

Posted on 2007/02/16 by .

Bebo Trattoria da Roberto Donna, web site, 2250-B Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (Crystal City), 703-412-5076 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | WETA | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp | Gayot] Where Oyamel … Continue reading →

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Pasta Mia

Posted on 2006/12/03 by .

Pasta Mia, 1790 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-328-9114, 6:30 to 10, Tuesday through Saturday (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp] This place is now all … Continue reading →

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Italian

Posted on 2006/04/27 by .

I Ricchi, has become ordinary by now. I find Galileo overpriced, inconsistent, and offering poor service, though occasionally wonderful. Obelisk is good but a bit boring for my taste. None of them beat what you can eat for $10 ($5, … Continue reading →

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Il Pinito

Posted on 2006/04/27 by .

Il Pinito, 5071 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-881-0085 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Definitely recommended, the sort of place you are convinced this area does not have. … Continue reading →

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Pines of Naples

Posted on 2006/04/27 by .

Pines of Naples, 3205 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, 703-521-5039 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Yelp] Quasi-Italian food, cooked by Pakistani and Brazilian owners. Not for everyone, but draws a steady crowd of regulars.

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