Friday, May 7, 2010

If ever you need to eat dinner in Genoa


More on Genova/Genoa to come, including the fabulously tortuous street layout, but first a quick word on FOOD. Italy is an obvious slow food/foodie mecca. Less known is the fact that 1 in 20 children test positive for celiac, and most Farmacia's stock 'senza glutine' biscuits and snacks, and better restaurants will have options if not the best risotto of your life.

That said, it is still a thrill to have a waiter bring you your own special basket of gluten free buttery crackers to go with your wine while your partner has the most delicious looking foccacia you've ever seen. True story. At i Tre Merli restaurant near Via Garibaldi in Genova. We went two nights in a row and ate ourselves straight into eupohoria. Our waitress waved at us from the back of a scooter after night one. I suspect we are easy to spot. Did I mention the rice based pasta with fresh pesto and green beans, or the carpaccio with fennel & walnuts? no? How about the custard fritters with bitter chocolate sauce and coffee mousse? no? Well there. Mentioned. Oh my lawdy, was it ridonkulously wonderful on the senses.

Their website is here.
Needless to say, if we are ever in NYC, we are hunting down one of their pods on our continent.

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