Chow Venice: Savoring the Food and Wine of La Serenissima - Softcover

Ruth Edenbaum; Shannon Essa

9781891267604: Chow Venice: Savoring the Food and Wine of La Serenissima

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891267604 ISBN 13: 9781891267604

Publisher: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2003

The city of Venice is one of the most beautiful in the world, but a visit is too often marred by meals at bad restaurants with high prices, unscrupulous waiters, and tasteless food. With this book in hand, the traveler will find the best places to eat and drink in Venice, from a simple sandwich to pizza to an elegant four course meal, in places off the beaten track as well as steps away from the Piazza San Marco.

The reader will learn how, when and what the Venetians eat and drink, where to get the best cichetti (Venetian bar snacks) and where to find restaurants and bars open after 10:00pm. In addition to forty restaurants and forty bars, there is a list of markets, specialty food stores and wine shops.

Whether you are visiting Venice for three days, three weeks or three months, Chow! Venice is a guidebook that will prove invaluable.

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About the Author:

Shannon Essa has spent weeks, months, and even a whole year in Venice. Much of this time was spent in the restaurants and bars you will read about here. She now resides in San Diego, California.

Ruth Edenbaum has been in love with Venice since her first visit. She now spends more than two months a year there. Her years of teaching cooking, writing and reading about food as well as eating in Venice are reflected in this book. She has lived in NJ for more than 30 years.

Venetians generally eat prima colazione (breakfast) like most Italians – a quick espresso or cappuccino taken with a brioche or pastry, often consumed standing up at a bar. Italians drink espresso at all times of the day and night; in fact, the response to a request for un caff� is an espresso. Cappuccino is only ordered by Venetians before 10:30 A.M. but it is fine (though tourist-like) to do so after this time. It is considered uncouth to have milk in your coffee in the evening. If you order a latte, be prepared for a glass of steamed milk; order a caff� latte if you want coffee mixed with steamed milk. You will often see a Venetian start the day with a caff� corretto (espresso with a small shot of grappa or other liquor), or a tumbler of amaro (a bitter, herbal digestive). It is not uncommon to see the first ombra (small glass of wine) tossed back as early as 8:00 A.M., especially in the Rialto market where some of the vendors have been awake for hours, making 8:00 A.M. considerably later in their day than it may be in yours. Croissants are also called brioche, briosca and cornetti; they come con marmellata which almost always means apricot jam, or con crema, with a custard filling. Whole-wheat croissants with blueberry filling, flaky almond pastries and krapfen – deep-fried puffs of dough filled with jam or cream - are other popular choices in pastry shops and bars. Hot tea, hot chocolate and sometimes fruit juices are available. If you do not see fresh oranges and a juicer you may well get a bottle or can of juice. Standing up at the bar is universally the least expensive way to have breakfast. Extra charges are usually added if you sit at a table and/or are served by a waiter.

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