Snippets from the Italian Scene
Maureen Fant's Restaurant Guide is
Out!
Still on the subject of restaurants, Maureen Fant has just published a new book entitled Trattorias of Rome, Florence, and Venice: A Guide to Classic Eating, Drinking, and Snacking (Ecco Press, an imprint of HarperCollins; ISBN: 0060956879; List Price: $20.00 (Amazon.com: $16.00))
She says it "will fit in a medium-sized pocketbook or the jacket of a large man," and "contains very subjective reviews of about 110 restaurants, trattorias, wine bars, and miscellaneous other eating places in the big three Italian tourist cities …. The reviews contain the usual information plus mention of nearby landmarks or monuments visits to which can be used as an excuse for the meal. There are also occasional digressions on the evolution of restaurant food since the late sixties and occasionally even a little something on a few archaeological sites, though (for lack of time) not as much as I'd like." If the other places are anything like the Zibibbo, where we dined when she came up to Florence (Via del Terzollina 3/A, which is in the outskirts, actually, but well worth the ride on the 40 or 14 bus; Tel 055 433383), the book is going to be well worth it. Highly recommended.
A presto,
Kyle Phillips
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