Tag: Michelin-Starred Restaurants

Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Northern Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Suinsom Restaurant of South Tyrol: Alessandro Martellini Takes His Innovative Alpine Cuisine to the Top

Hospitality at Hotel Tyrol is a 360-degree experience. It’s about the a picturesque territory surrounded by the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a cozy holiday place where a warm family atmosphere envelopes its guests, and a unique gastronomy where tradition meets innovation in the kitchen of newly-awarded Executive Chef Alessandro Martellini. Hotel Tyrol is a family-run 4-star superior hotel owned by Bibiana Dirler, her … Continue reading Suinsom Restaurant of South Tyrol: Alessandro Martellini Takes His Innovative Alpine Cuisine to the Top

Rowena Dumlao
Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Wondering Where to Eat in Fiumicino, Italy? 18 Places From Simple to Fine Dining

Perhaps you know Fiumicino only as the town where your plane lands as the gateway to Rome and to the rest of the country. It’s true. But it is also one of the main fishing ports on where to get the freshest catch on the Tyrrhenian Sea. In addition to that, it is also known among Romans as the destination to eat good seafood because … Continue reading Wondering Where to Eat in Fiumicino, Italy? 18 Places From Simple to Fine Dining

Rowena Dumlao
Events, Italian Wine Labels, Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, South, Wine Labels, Wineries, Wineries in Italy

Taste the Art, the Project of Ippolito 1845 Winery Funding Historical Restorations in Calabria

Ippolito 1845 presents “Taste the Art”, the new corporate social responsibility project that puts together wine, art and territory. “A project that we care about a lot, born during the pandemic, when faced with the difficulties of the period we wanted to respond with a positive and energetic vision, through a desire for carefreeness that has materialized in a line of six limited edition wines, … Continue reading Taste the Art, the Project of Ippolito 1845 Winery Funding Historical Restorations in Calabria

Rowena Dumlao
Center, Events, Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Wineries, Wineries in Italy

Domus Artium Closes its Concert Season at Palazzo Ducale of Gallese

After the success of its previous concerts, Domus Artium closes its curtains for the summer season on 19 June 2022 after a spectacular night of music at the Palazzo Ducale of Gallese by the Venice Baroque Orchestra, cellist Nina Kotova and flutist Andrea Griminelli which was followed afterwards with the dinner prepared by Chef Lorenzo Iozzia of the Michelin-starred restaurant Casa Iozzia and the wines … Continue reading Domus Artium Closes its Concert Season at Palazzo Ducale of Gallese

Rowena Dumlao
Center, Restaurants, Wineries, Wineries in Italy

The Lady of Brunello of Tenute Silvio Nardi With Her Expressions of Sangiovese

At a young age of twenty in 1985, Emilia Nardi, the youngest daughter of the eight children of the then 77-year old Silvio Nardi, entered her father’s thriving winery in Montalcino. The job was to be a distraction that a concerned father gave to her heartbroken daughter who just came out of a relationship. Here, she learned all the ropes of running a winery for … Continue reading The Lady of Brunello of Tenute Silvio Nardi With Her Expressions of Sangiovese

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Essenza, The Starred Restaurant of Simone Nardoni in Terracina

When Simone Nardoni moved Essenza to the seaside town of Terracina from Pontinia in 2019, he started to accumulate feathers in his cap. Not long after the relocation, he became a part of the JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs, a prestigious association of chefs of fine dining restaurants around the globe that safeguard their territory with the highest level of quality. A year later, in December 2020, a … Continue reading Essenza, The Starred Restaurant of Simone Nardoni in Terracina

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Arnolfo Ristorante of Colle di Val d’Elsa: Fine Dining Weekend Stay in the Tuscan Hills

In the silence of the Tuscan hills, nestled among the cobbled streets of the medieval town of Colle di Val d’Elsa, there is a small jewel that overlooks a breathtaking view: the Arnolfo Ristorante. Probably inspired by Arnolfo di Cambio, a sculptor, architect and artist who lived in Colle di Val d’Elsa during the thirteenth century, Arnolfo Ristorante also has at the basis of all … Continue reading Arnolfo Ristorante of Colle di Val d’Elsa: Fine Dining Weekend Stay in the Tuscan Hills

Rowena Dumlao and Ilaria Muscio
Central Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

L’Asinello: One of the Best Restaurants in Italy in a Small Town of Sixty in Chianti

L’Asinello is not your usual Michelin-starred restaurant. It is housed in an old barn in the small 9th-century town of Villa a Sesta, a fraction of Castelnuovo Berardenga, where the population is just sixty, surrounded the iconic endless rows of vineyards. You can go around this tiny town in just a few minutes and one of its nearest neighbors is another Michelin-starred restaurant of 20 … Continue reading L’Asinello: One of the Best Restaurants in Italy in a Small Town of Sixty in Chianti

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Europe, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Europe

Ristorante Agli Amici: Spreading the Starred Cuisine From Italy to Croatia

Hic manebimus optime in Latin. Qui staremo benissimo in Italian. We’ll be fine here in English. Universally speaking, the front sign of Ristorante Agli Amici creates a touch of warmth upon entering their door. Ristorante Agli Amici is owned by the Scarello siblings, Chef Emanuele who runs the kitchen and Sommelier Michela who takes care of the dining room and the wine cellar. They are … Continue reading Ristorante Agli Amici: Spreading the Starred Cuisine From Italy to Croatia

Rowena Dumlao
Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Northern Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Casa Mazzucchelli in Bologna: Pizza and Contemporary Cuisine on One Plate

There’s a change of look and a change of format for the Mazzucchelli family in Sasso Marconi, a small town that’s around 15 km from Bologna. After the pandemic, a reshuffling of ideas with more focus have come about in the family’s interest. Casa Mazzucchelli is born, an audacious concept that combines two distinct realities: Marconi Restaurant and Il Mollica, both owned and run by … Continue reading Casa Mazzucchelli in Bologna: Pizza and Contemporary Cuisine on One Plate

Rowena Dumlao
Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Europe

Monte in the Istrian Coast of Rovinj, One of Croatia’s Best Restaurants

Rovinj, a beautiful old town in the Istrian coast of Croatia, is home to the first restaurant that received a Michelin star in the country in 2017. Monte Restaurant owned by Chef Danijel Dekić and his wife, Sommelier Tjitske Đekić-Brusse, is a trendy gourmet gem nestled in the narrow cobblestone streets of the coastal town just a stone’s throw away from Sant’Eufemia Cathedral. It’s making … Continue reading Monte in the Istrian Coast of Rovinj, One of Croatia’s Best Restaurants

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Dreaming of a Scintillating Gold Christmas at Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel

This year’s Christmas and New Year holiday season at Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel will be as fascinating and richer as it was in the past seasons. Tinsels, garlands, stars, snowflakes, ribbons, candles, swags, balls and all things that shimmer in gold contrasted with black, pearl and teal will be decorated in abundance around the hotel to give a joyous festive mood. Inspired by the … Continue reading Dreaming of a Scintillating Gold Christmas at Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Living a Luxury Tuscan Dream: Dining at Ristorante Castello di Fighine

Ristorante Castello di Fighine. The setting is the splendid 11th-century Castello di Fighine which has been restored and refurbished by South African couple Max and Joy Ulfane to a luxury resort. It is a historic castle perched on a hilltop in San Casciano dei Bagni at 650 meters high which overlooks the scenic Tuscan countryside. There is an exhilarating excitement as the solitary road leads … Continue reading Living a Luxury Tuscan Dream: Dining at Ristorante Castello di Fighine

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Ristorante La Trota in Rivodutri: Two Star Italian Freshwater Fish Cuisine

Less than 10 kilometers from the walled city of Rieti is Ristorante La Trota. It is reachable by just taking the main country road, Via S. Susanna that takes from the city straight to the restaurant. From Rome, there is around 100 kilometers of distance but can be easily reached by car or train and bus to Rieti. Definitely worth the trip, it is a … Continue reading Ristorante La Trota in Rivodutri: Two Star Italian Freshwater Fish Cuisine

Rowena Dumlao
Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Fiumicino, Italy: The Twelve Best Seafood Restaurants

Fiumicino is best known as the town that hosts Leonardo da Vinci International Airport of Rome. It’s the main airway hub of Italy so it gets a large movement of travelers who enter and leave the country. But it is also known among Romans as a destination fishing town on sunny weekends because its proximity to the center of Rome validates it as the best … Continue reading Fiumicino, Italy: The Twelve Best Seafood Restaurants

Rowena Dumlao