Fast Food Mexican Food??

Okay, okay, I know what you are thinking.....Mexican food in a country that is known for it's pasta and pizza dishes??? Well, I do love Italian food, however, anything done in overabundance can get monotonous and overdone. So, we definitely like to look for alternatives. Since, Mexican food is one of our favorites, it seemed natural to do a search for "cibo messicano" (Mexican food). One of the first things I saw was a Italian franchised fast food restaurant called "Avogados - Mexican food takeaway". Now, we have learned to not go into new restaurants with false hope, so we are holding out final judgment until next month, when we can go check it out for ourselves.....but the website looks amazing. You can check it out here, but it is in Italian so you may not understand much of it. The pictures look great though. Here's to Italian tacos, burritos, nachos and quesadillas!

Perbillini di Isola Rizza

Seasonal Cooks
Sometimes I read an Italian magazine called Oggi. It is similar to a People magazine in America. I was recently reading one and was very surprised to see an article about a chef from Verona! His name is Giancarlo Perbellini and he is the chef at a restaurant called Perbellini di Isola Rizza. The title of the article was “We in the North Never Cook Out of Season”. This chef talks about how you can come into his restaurant and order the same dish but it will be different depending on what foods are in season at that time. The article said that the pasta e fasiol is the dish to try. I think once we get to Verona we will have to find this restaurant and try it…in all four seasons!

Back From Verona

Well, we got back from our Verona overnight trip last night and it was really good. We found some really tasty restaurants and tried several dishes from the Verona region. We also got all of the goals accomplished that we had hoped for on this trip, as well as a few extras. I will try to post a few key pictures here on this blog soon, but in the meantime I have uploaded all of the pictures we took on both days. You can find them at:

Verona Day One: September 11
http://public.fotki.com/mcrosser/2007/verona-day-01---sep/

Verona Day One: September 12
http://public.fotki.com/mcrosser/2007/verona-day-02---sep/

Hope you enjoy them!