The Dynamism of Ristorante Moi’s Cuisine in Rome, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Minimalist, elegant, colorful, youthful, sprightly, that’s how Ristorante Moi is to the eyes and to the palate. There’s a vivacious impression that the restaurant conveys as you see through it from the glass walled restaurant with its concept of wood, bricks and iron. Like its physical scheme, Chef Patron Thomas Moi reflects the same characteristics…

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The Cheerful Green at the Land of Prosecco: Ristorante Verdegaio in Treviso, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Cheerful green, a delightful color that nature has bestowed the hills of Susegana, just a few steps from Conegliano in Treviso. This ebullient color portrays the picturesque landscape of Prosecco with the neatly combed rows of vineyards of Glera. In the midst of this stunning scenery is Ristorante Verdegaio which is aptly named for the…

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Strasserwirt in Strassen, Austria: Serving High Quality Tyrolean Cuisine

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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There are 400 years of history in the walls of Strasserwirt Hotel while the dining hall of the restaurant is much “younger” at 175 years old. Dating back in 1744, Strasserwirt Restaurant showcases stubes with the quintessential Tyrolean style mixed with accents of different materials and periods. Wood, stone, silver and linens of subdued beige…

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The Stories of the Sea at Pascucci al Porticciolo in Fiumicino (Rome), Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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With the Tyrrhenian Sea right in front of him as an exceptionally extensive supplier that any chef can ask for, Gianfranco Pascucci has a vast source of ingredients where fishes of different kinds are taken to the dock by the local fishermen of Fiumicino. He doesn’t limit his ingredients to the usual sea bass or…

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The Gourmet Pizza of Giuseppe Maglione at Daniele Gourmet in Avellino, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Neapolitan by origin and having grown in the world of pizzas, Giuseppe Maglione’s recollections of his childhood were breathing flour and dipping his hands in the dough in his grandmother’s pizzeria in Naples. Opened in 1965 in Naples, Anna Daniele (thus the name of the pizzeria), followed her passion of frying pizzas (and we know…

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Hiromi Cake, The First Japanese Pastry Shop in Rome, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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The opening of a traditional Japanese pastry shop finally completes the circle of one of the most favored cuisine in the capital. Hiromi Cake was opened by Pastry Chef Hiromi  in the Prati area of Rome where she maintains a laboratory for making yogashi, sweets of foreign origin and wagashi, the traditional Japanese sweets. Wagashi…

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Gellius in Oderzo (Treviso), Italy: A Restaurant on the Ruins of the Roman Empire

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Oderzo is a beautiful town in Treviso (Veneto) in the northern part of Italy, and about 60 kilometers northeast of Venice. It is in the heart of the Venetian plains, traversed by the Monticano River, halfway between the Dolomite Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. Historically, Opitergium, its ancient Latin name, played an important role in…

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Il Tino in Fiumicino, Italy: A Michelin Star Along The Roman Coast

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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The past thirteen years had seen Il Tino metamorphosing from a simple restaurant in Ostia to an elegant Michelin-starred restaurant in Fiumicino. In that simple restaurant in Ostia, regular clients patronized and curious new ones arrived. Il Tino became the referral point for excellent seafood cuisine in the coastal town of Rome even if its…

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Truffles and Wine at Chez Serge in Carpentras, France

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Truffles, foie gras, Mont Ventoux meat, exceptional French wines, what else can you ask for in a French restaurant? Chez Serge is one of the best and most popular restaurants in Carpentras, a town in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azure region (southeastern France). It’s a destination for the French gastronomic lovers. Proprietor Serge…

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