Looking Down on POSITANO  …  June 2015

Looking to FARAGLIONI ROCKS From Top of Mount Solaro, CAPRI  2015

Piazza Umberto Capri

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CAPRI TAXI

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MINOR  … JUNE 2015

Looking down on CAPRI to Marina Grande

from ANACAPRI and path to Phonecian Steps

June 2015

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At My Favorite LEMEONADE STAND CAPRI

Behind the Quisissana Hotel

June 2015

VILLA MARIA .. MINORI

Lemon Grove, Villa Maria, Minori

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My Breakfast Table Villa Maria

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WORLDS BEST BREAKFAST

My Daily Breakfast

Villa Maria Agroturismo is a beautiful Lemon Grove Farm in Minori Italy on the Amalfi Coast south of Positano and the town of Amalfi .. The owners Vincenzo and his wif Maria turned there lovely little farm in to an Agroturismo an 2000 .. An Agroturismo is a farm or vineyard in Italy where you stay on the property and have wonderful meals made from the products of the farm .. Villa Maria is primarily a Lemon Farm, but Vincenzo has Olive Trees (Olive Oil), Fruit Trees (Peaches, Pears, Apples), and Grapevines of which Vincenzo makes his own tasty white and red wine .. Yes he makes his own Olive Oil, Salami & Prosciutto from the pigs he keeps, as well as Eggs and Chicken from his poultry. So Vincenzo tends to the farm and makes Olive Oil, Wine, Salami, Fruit Preserves, and his own Lemoncello. Vincenzo’s wife Mari does the cooking with her sister fro the most amazing Breakfast you’ve ever had in your life and fabulosu 4 Coruse Dinners every evening on the terrace. Villa Maria is a very special place that everyone who makes it there falls in love with the place, with Maria & Vincenzo as well.

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Antipasto Misti

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My Lunch

Pacceri al Vongole

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Me & My Buddy Vincenzo – Villa Maria

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View of Minori from Villa Maria

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LEMONS at VILLA MARIA LEMON GROVE AGROTURISMO .. MINORI

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The Patio outside My Room at VILLA MARIA

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Minori e Mare

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My Favorite Lemonade Stand .. Capri

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View of Marina Grande

from Anacapri  … Capri Italy

with Sorrento in The Distance

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da Gaetano

Napoli, Italy

Best Pizza Ever

da Gaetano

CAPUANA

NAPOLI

 

Church Fresco Napoli

 

 

Market, Napoli

 

 

SORRENTO

 

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Playing Cards

Mens Social Club, Sorrento

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MINORI

 

Restorante Da Vincenzo, Positano

 

Lunch at Da Vincenzo … Positano

 

RIGATONI w/ RAGU NAPOLETAN

Da VINCENZO RESTORANTE  .. POSITANO

 

Casa Albertino … Positano

 

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Social Club Sorrento

FIAT 500 CINQUACENTO

inSORRENTO

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At Da MARINO RESTORANTE PIZZERIA  

…. Napoli June 2015

 

Insalta Frutta di Mare .. Da MARINO

WORLDS BEST SPAGHETTI VONGOLE

Da MARINO

TRATTORIA / PIZZERIA

The BEST in TOWN

 

MY PIZZA at Da MARINO

 

 

ALBERGHO CASA ALBERTINO  

… POSITANO  June 2015

 

CAFFE at THE QUSISSANA HOTEL CAPRI

 

 

CHAPEL in POSITANO

 

POSITANO

 

 

SALUMERIA

La LATTERIA

.. POSITANO

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Capri From My Favorite Hotel

La TOSCA HOTEL

 

Road Sign

on The AMALFI DRIVE

 

Me in POSITANO

 

POSITANO

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Le Sirenuse Hotel

 .. POSITANO

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Positano

Positano

My Buddy VICTOR

At y Favorite Positano Restaurant

Da VINCENZO

CAPRI

ITALY

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Secret Bolognese !!!

by #DannyBolognese

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Minori e Mare

My Favorite Lemonade Stand .. Ca

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Social Club Sorrento

FIAT 500 CINQUACENTO

inSORRENTO

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At Da MARINO RESTORANTE PIZZERIA  

…. Napoli June 2015

Insalta Frutta di Mare .. Da MARINO

WORLDS BEST SPAGHETTI VONGOLE

 

Da MARINO

 

 

MY PIZZA at Da MARINO

CHAPEL in POSITANO

Road Sign on The AMALFI DRIVE

Positano

Positano

My Buddy VICTOR

At y Favorite Positano Restaurant

Da VINCENZO

Me at Da VINCENZO

POSITANO

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Secret Bolognese !!!

by #DannyBolognese

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The DOGES PALACE / SAINT MARKS BASILICA

In WINTER

VENICE , ITALY

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DO MORI

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BACARI

The WINE BARS of VENICE

VEDOVA

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INSIDE The BAR at VEDOVA

BACARO

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GONDOLA’S with Della SALUTE in Background

The MOLO

VENICE

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The dinner was with my Cousin Antony Bellino, and cousins Marta and Mimo from Salerno and our friend Alan from Lodi. Marta and Mimo served their Mozzarella di Bufala (from their Mozzarella Fattoria in Salerno), they also made tasty Ricotta Ravioli with Black Truffles shaved on top. We also ate Salami and Pecorino, and I made Lamb Chops with roast potatoes for the main. For dessert, Mimo and Marta made fresh Strawberries with Limoncello and walnuts. It was an amazing dinner, and one I’ll always cherish.

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I first went to Trattorea Pandomonio way back in the Spring of 1996. It was before I opened my restaurant Bar Cichetti which was to be the 1st ever Venetian Wine Bar (Bacaro) in the United States. This was an exploritory trip to do more research on the Bacari  (Wine Bars) of Venice, as well as check out a few wine properties and explore other Italian Food since I would be in Liguria and Tuscany as well.

My partner Tom T. was going to Florence on a business trip and I would meet up with him in Florence. I got a cheap flight on TWA to Milan so I flew there. After landing in Milan, I made my way to Vernazza on the Ciinqueterre on the Ligurian Coast of Italy where I stayed for tow days before moving on to Florence before meeting up with Tom and Moran. Since after being to Italy six time already and not seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa I decided to stop off in Pisa on my way  to Florence to see the famed leaning tower, so I got up early and caught a train to Pisa. I rode a bus from the train station to the Piazza Miracoli to see the tower as well as the Duomo and Bapistry. These three structure on a lush green lawn made for quite a wonderful sight. I’m glad I went, but now it was on to Firenze.

I arrived at the Santa Maria Novella Train Station in Florence and made my way to my hotel a few blocks away. Later that night I made my way to The Grande Hotel in Florence to meet up with Tom and Murat. Wow, this hoel was amazing, one of the grandest lushest hotels I’d ever seen in my life, and I’ve been in a number of the best. I still think the Grade Hotel in Firenze, Italy was the tops. I met tom and Murat in the lobby and we had a couple Campari’s and some chit-chat. Tom told me the hotel consierge recommended a great little restaurant for us to have dinner at that night, and so after enjoying our apertivo in the plush surroundings, we hopped in a cab and made our way to Pandomonio and one of the greatest most wonderful dinners of my life.

We entered the restaurant (trattoria) and was immediately greeted by Momma who sat us at a nice table and gave us menus and a wine list. We were in Florence so it was either Chianti or Brunello. We opted for a bottle of Fattoria di Bari Brunello di Montalcino. Mamma rolled a cart over to our table with some wine glases and our bottle of Brunello. She opened it, poured us each a little of wine, then said, “a little for Mamma,” and proceeded to pour herself some of our Brunello, who were we to disagree with Mamma. We laughed, she laughed, Mamma toasted us “Chin Chin” and she took a gulp of Brunello. Don’t you just love it?

We ordered a plate of Salumi and some Crostini Toscana for our antipasti. We had a little protion of Paradelle con Sugo di Corniglio, and we split a nice big juicy Beisteca Firoentina, what else?

We had a most wonderful dinner. The food was awesome, we had a great bottle of Brunello, each others company, we were in Pandomonio and we had Mamma. She was awesome and more than antyhing, the great bottle of Brunello, tasty food cooked my Mamma’s son, and everthing else, it was Mamma who made the night.

We finished eating and Mamma wheeled over a cart with about 10 different Grappas on it, and precedded to pour us each a glass and one for herself. We all toasted each other and laughed once again.

The trattoria cleared out and there was only our table and a table where a famous Italian Artist was at. Mamma hadd the boys push all the tabels together and we all drank wine, chit-chatted and had a most wonderful time. 

That was my first night at Pandomonio. t wasn’t the last.