a guide to 'traveleating'
Posted in Bologna, Italian, Italy, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, travel, traveleating, vegetarian, wine on Dec 23rd, 2008
We left Marina di Ravenna early in the morning, jumped on the train back to Bologna and dashed off to über gourmet delicatessen Tamburini to buy two boxes of fresh pasta and consume lunch at top speed, before grabbing a taxi to the airport to fly back to London. We were at Tamburini almost one [...]
Posted in Bologna, Italian, Italy, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, travel, traveleating on Jan 25th, 2008
My recent trip to Bologna, Italy was the first one I’d ever made for the specific, sole purpose of eating, as opposed to sightseeing, shopping or visiting friends, with good food as a bonus. My husband’s been on an eating trip to Bologna though, so when he suggested it, I jumped at the chance of [...]
Posted in Bologna, Italian, Italy, dining out, food, pizza, restaurant review, restaurants, travel, traveleating on Jan 23rd, 2008
I had worked out my Bologna shortlist of restaurants two months before the trip, and all the restaurants for lunch and dinner had been booked one month in advance. Our last meal in Bologna was to be at Nicola’s, which supposedly serves the best pizzas in the city. I hadn’t actually wanted to eat pizza [...]
Posted in Bologna, Italian, Italy, food, traveleating on Jan 21st, 2008
A little visual treat for you from Bologna, Italy.
Here are some photos of the gastronomic quarter, with a small street market – covering Via Caprarie, Via Drapperie, Via delle Pescherie Vecchie, Via Mercanzie and Via Orefici – where you can find an overwhelming array of produce from Prosciutto di Parma to fresh pasta and chocolate [...]
Posted in Bologna, Italian, Italy, food, seafood, traveleating on Jan 19th, 2008
Mercato Delle Erbe, on Via Ugo Bassi, is an unmissable culinary destination if you visit Bologna, Italy. We went on the very first day of our eating trip last month, before seeing any of the cultural sights, or even having breakfast.
It’s a large indoor food market, with numerous stalls and shops selling everything from fresh [...]
