Q: What is it? A: A High Renaissance Tuscan villa that has been turned into a hotel, with ”frescoed ceilings, elaborate stuccowork and colourful terrazzo floors” and a pretty unmotivated staff. Impressive. That’s the first word that comes to mind… While driving up the hill after having passed the manned gate, you can’t but think [...]
Tag Archive 'Italian'
Divino, Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden ****
Posted in Europe, Restaurant, Stockholm, Sweden on Jul 5th, 2011
Q: What is it? A: A very ambitious and very pleasant Italian high-end restaurant in Stockholm. An instant hit. Divino is constantly rated very high among Swedish reviewers. That’s not hard to understand. Italian food has been a reason to avoid meatballs since the late 60s, and Divino delivers an array of such reasons. On [...]
Bocca di Lupo, Soho, London, United Kingdom ****
Posted in London, Nuggets, Restaurant, United Kingdom on Jun 5th, 2011
Q: What is it? A: An Italian embassy in Soho with fantastic pasta and an outstanding waiter. The fat of the land: Linguine with spider crab, tomato and basil. Dessert Sicilian style; a chocolate marzipan ball with rum and raisins in it. Brick building on 12 Archer Street, Soho. That’s where it’s at. I don’t know [...]
Bussia, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ****
Posted in Europe, Restaurant, The Netherlands on Jan 4th, 2010
Q: What is it? A: A rather good Italian restaurant in the centre of Amsterdam. I’ve heard that this is a Bussia classic: Wild duck with plums and pistachio nuts. Dolci: An almond cake; not too impressive but the dessert wine was awesome! Fact: All Dutch cabbies are bad. Tell your lousy no-good driver to [...]
Frankies Spuntino, Lower East Side, NY *****
Posted in New York, Restaurant, Top rated, Top rated restaurants, USA on Aug 14th, 2008
It’s a tiny place but what a place! It’s so tiny that they don’t even accept reservations. 24 seats. That’s it. The owners have already had a lot of success with another restaurant, with an identical menu, on Court Street, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, so you should expect full seatings during both lunch and dinner. Correct, [...]