THE BEGINNING!!
CIAO TUTTI!!
WE DECIDED TO START THIS BLOG FOR ALL YOU ITALIAN FOODIES OUT THERE. WE'VE NOTICED A HUGE CHANGE IN TASTES AND KNOWLEDGE SINCE OPENING 4 YEARS AGO IN RELATION TO ITALIAN FOOD. SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF FLIGHTS BY RYANAIR FROM SHANNON TO ROME LAST YEAR MORE AND MORE LIMERICK PEOPLE ARE TRAVELLING TO ITALY. I GET ASKED A LOT WHEN I'M AT WORK WHERE TO STAY IN ROME,WHAT PARTS OF ITALY TO SEE, WHERE TO EAT ETC, SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS AS TO WHERE TO STAY, EAT AND DRINK. WE GO THERE QUITE A LOT OURSELVES AND HAVE COUSINS AND FRIENDS BASED IN ROME WHO ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO GIVE WORDS OF ADVICE ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THE SOCIAL SCENE.
ITALIAN FOOD IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR BLOG AND WE'D LIKE EVERYONE TO SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE ITALIAN RECIPES AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO COOKING PASTA, PIZZA, ANYTHING ITALIAN BASICALLY. WE WILL HELP IN ANYWAY WE CAN! WE'RE NOT TRAINED CHEFS BUT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON - "THE ITALIAN MAMMA" AND BELIEVE ME THAT IS BOOT CAMP AND IF WE DON'T KNOW, WE'LL JUST ASK HER.
THE ITALIAN PAPA' IS FROM A LITTLE VILLAGE BETWEEN ROME AND NAPLES, ITS A TINY LITTLE VILLAGE CALLED ATINA SETTLED IN THE MOUNTAINS. PAULO TULLIO ACTUALLY COMES FROM A VILLAGE ABOUT 10 MINS AWAY. WE GO THERE EVERY SUMMER MAINLY IN AUGUST AS THERE IS A HUGE FESTIVAL IN ITALY ON THE 15th AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY LITERALLY SHUTS DOWN FOR THE CELEBRATIONS. AS USUAL THE CELEBRATION NORMALLY CENTRES AROUND FOOD, WE'RE LUCKY AS THE FAMILY HAVE A RESTAURANT THERE SO WE USUALLY EAT THERE FOR OUR WHOLE HOLIDAY. THE RESTAURANTS IN THIS AREA ARE SO DIFFERENT TO HERE MOST OF THEM DON'T EVEN HAVE A MENU, MUSIC, CANDLES BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS REALLY GOOD BECAUSE THEY ARE FULL WITH FAMILIES AND YOU KNOW HOW LOUD ITALIANS ARE SO THEY PROVIDE THE ATMOSPHERE THEMSELVES.
THE ITALIAN MAMMA IS FROM THE NORTH, GENOVA AND WE NORMALLY VISIT THERE AT SOME STAGE DURING OUR HOLIDAYS. WE GO TO A LITTLE BEACH TOWN CALLED DEVA MARINA WHERE THE SEA IS SO AMAZING, ONE OF THE COUSINS IS A LIFEGUARD THERE SO WE GET WELL LOOKED AFTER WITH OUR FREE SUNBEDS AND UMBRELLAS!!!
ANYWAY THATS A LITTLE SNIPPET INTO OUR ITALIAN CONNECTIONS. GET POSTING!!!!
