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short notice trip for san francisco fooders
thanks for reco's.......came in tired and wandered up bleeker...nice light meal at fatty cue...poached chicken and eggplant, smoked salmon, doz. oysters...good start.
august looked interesting...any thoughts? and saw couple good looking pizzas on the way but cant remember names now...lots! of eateries around
nyc sooo nice
short notice trip for san francisco fooders
mmmm. those all sound good uncledunkel..thanks....maybe 75$+ for dinners
short notice trip for san francisco fooders
thanks..in about 8hrs!
any and all foods
breakfast, lunch, or dinner
4 days
price point
short notice trip for san francisco fooders
hi,
we will be staying on 8th ave between w. 12th/ jane sts. and have had no time for research of the area. Any and all suggestions for walkable(20min) great food of any kind appreciated.
thanks
Cooking in Venice
back home and wanted to post a thank you to all responders for the great advise and help in making our venice days easier and better. in 5 days we only ate out twice. la bitta and al casin dei nobili. not the best meals of the trip nor the best value, still excellent eating and would be happy to return. the whole branzino at al casin was cooked to perfection. our kitchen was adequate and the shopping easy and good value. we easily fed the 4 of us breakfast,lunch and dinner most days for under 100 euros...morning pastries is what usually busted the budget....one butcher down by the fish market made some kind of beef pounded thin and then rolled up filled with arugula and sliced into medallions. 1.25 euro each...2mins each side in some olive oil and oh boy....even if you dont buy anything, stick your nose inside Casa Parmigiano....made me weak in the knees...... Drogheria Mascari, fabulous....Cantina Gia Schiavi....great stop for a glass and a snack.....lots of great recommendations in this thread....thank you
Cooking in Venice
yes, i really do not have a clear idea about how well the kitchen might function...the web site says,," The flat has a separate modern kitchen with fridge/freezer, microwave, oven and washing machine" and "The kitchen is equipped with pots, pans, cutlery, microwave etc."....not sure if that washing machine is for socks or dishes......so we will have to adapt once we see it but with great ingredients, will try and keep it simple and not ruin things.
Can you mention some more local(regional) foods we should look for such as the san daniele prosciutto? some cheeses that you like and any reasonably priced good wines that we should look for
Cooking in Venice
Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge....a great help to say the least. We arrive on a monday late morning so will miss the market closures and can head out hunting tuesday morning... will try and find something close to home monday for a light meal and a good nights sleep. Where is Cantina Gia Schiavi located and is it open on mondays?...perhaps we could stop in there for a cicchetti and some wine monday afternoon.
Cooking in Venice
Thank you for the help. After almost 20hrs of travel time we are using venice to recover from jet lag so no real schedule. Just wander and see what happens. Even though our Italian skills are mostly point and smile, we enjoy provisioning and the interaction it brings, so a list of favorites much appreciated. Gelato,coffee,pastry,wine,seefood,,,,most anything consumable and deelicious works for us. I like the idea of refilling a wine bottle...what is the name of that wine shop? On Campo SM? Our apartment is on Fondamenta di Borgo.
Cooking in Venice
Hello,
First chow post but long time surfer of wonderful information. We are 2 couples starting a 3-week trip of northern Italy with 4 nights in Venice in 2 weeks.
We have an apartment in dorsoduro with (I think) a well-equipped kitchen. Since we will be eating very well in many a restaurant across the north, I thought since prices are high and quality maybe not the highest in Venice, we should cook at least a couple of meals at home. 100 euros might go a long way in procuring some fresh seafood/meat, produce, oil,wine and cheese for a satisfying meal….and some leftovers….
We like to cook.
So my questions are, with our location in dorsoduro, where best to shop for ingredients.
Which markets,cheese shops,wine shops ect. would you suggest. We don’t mind walking for the goodies. And leftovers(litre of oil) are fine as we will have kitchens at every stay on this trip.
Thanks for any ideas/suggestions and thanks for such a great board.
P.S.
Our other stops are in Verona, Barga, and ending in Florence. Any tips for these appreciated also!
