To eat well in Italy there are guidelines you should know.  I have heard it said that you can’t get a bad meal in Italy – not true!  While most good meals in Italy are better than any great meal anywhere else, you have to know a few things in order to avoid disappointment by picking a bad restaurant or the wrong thing on the menu.  Many was the time that I was at a restaurant in Italy with American friends and they were ambivalent about what they had eaten and envious of my order mostly through their own fault for not listening to my suggestions. (If there’s anything I know, it’s what to eat.  Do not second-guess me on this subject.)  So even though I probably won’t be with you at your next Italian – and I mean Italian in Italy – meal, try to remember these simple rules: Continue reading Eat Well in Italy →