Venice Blog. Award-winning author Cat Bauer has lived in Venice, Italy since 1998, and was a regular contributor to the International Herald Tribune's Italian supplement, Italy Daily. Observations and musings on life inside the Magic Kingdom. Selective recommendations.
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More About Le Bistrot de Venise
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
More About Le Bistrot de Venise  Last week, I sat down with Sergio Fragiacomo, the owner of Le Bistrot de Venise, to see if we could up with a "Venetian Cat" menu for my readers (if you haven't already read the first blog about Le Bistrot, please have a look at that first: http://venetiancat.blogspot.com/2008...de-venise.html...
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An Ancient Venetian Menu VENETIAN CAT Le Bistrot de Venise Lunch Menu for Two 70 euro, all inclusive Appetizer Nido de Gambari - Nest of Prawns & Raisins. From the Anomino Veneziano (Anonymous Venetian) 14th century cookbook, a crunchy pasta "nest" filled prawns, raisins and grapes, seasoned |
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Glory Days When Knights Rode the Earth Oh, the Glory Days when Knights rode the earth! Yesterday, I was over in Campo San Giovanni and Paolo, which is chock-full of all sorts of fascinating structures. I went with new arrivals in town, from England; I wanted to see Venice through fresh eyes. By taking a little tour with them, it was easier for me to see the wonders of Venice by watching their reaction, and appreciate,...
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Le Bistrot de Venise The other day, I was heading to the gym when I stopped short. There, on the Riva in front of my house, was my former editor from the International Herald Tribune-Italy Daily, Claudio, and his wife, Gail. They hadn't been to Venice for four years, and they didn't tell me they were coming. On their own, they booked themselves into the Antica Locanda Sturion, a small hotel that I had recommended...
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Venetian Masks
(Here's a sample of my Venetian Cat - Venice Blog at http://venetiancat.blogspot.com)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2116/...901323a2_o.jpg Ah, Venetian masks. If you live in Venice for awhile, you can understand why they evolved. It is impossible to go anywhere without running into someone you know, and sometimes you long to be anonymous, just for a moment. I've known Sergio Boldrin for many years. Long ago, before I moved to Venice, I had bought one of... |
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