While many memories of childhood are related to family time spent in the kitchen, either preparing food or dining, one the most vivid involves learning to make homemade pasta from our fine dining Orlando experts. Nonna always wore an apron and made sure everyone’s hands were clean for the weekly Sunday pasta-making event. The heavy pasta board was placed on the countertop. It was a large wooden board, probably 2’ by 3’, if not larger. A kitchen towel was placed under it to keep it from slipping around as the dough was mixed, kneaded and eventually rolled out by a […]
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How to Eat Vegan in Italy
Are you considering a trip to Italy but experiencing concerns about the ability to maintain a vegan diet in a country that’s renowned for its rich pasta dishes, soups, stews, cheeses and decadent desserts? Have no fear! It’s extremely easy to maintain your lifestyle while travelling the Italian country side and enjoying the rich history of its cities. The Italian diet is actually replete with fresh fruits, vegetables, healthy whole grains and nuts. The secret to dining while keeping to your vegan diet is really not a secret. You should learn how to speak the language as it pertains to […]
Eat for Good Luck in the New Year!
In almost every country around the world, there are customary foods eaten traditionally and believed to assure a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Our Italian best restaurant Orlando knows which foods will bring you good luck throughout 2015. In most Scandinavian countries, pickled herring is always on the menu for New Years while German families consume roast pork and sauerkraut. People living in the southeastern U.S. eat black-eyed peas or collard greens or both. In Asian countries, dining on long noodles will result in an extensive and full life. In Spain, Portugal and a few other countries around the […]
Italian Winter Favorites
The temperatures in Florida are not as brutally cold as other places around the world during the wintertime, but we all crave comfort food when the thermometer takes a plunge. We seek out those dishes that are warming and soothing to the soul. The following delectable dishes are steeped in Northern Italian tradition and are simple to make, and we even make some of those dishes right here in our 5 Star restaurant in Orlando. Italian cooks are resourceful and in the north once the cold winter sets in, cooks were hard pressed to find supplies, so they learned how […]
Restaurant Music’s Effects on Your Digestion
When you step through the doors of our best Italian Orlando restaurant, you are immediately welcomed into an atmosphere of warmth and elegance. The perfect lighting, beautifully appointed tables, and the soft sound of music playing gently in the background are sure to have an immediate effect on you. If you close your eyes you will think you have been transported to the luxurious streets of Northern Italy. Overall ambiance is an essential component to enjoying a fine meal at an Italian restaurant in Orlando. Have you ever noticed that when you are out eating at a fast food restaurant […]
