The delightful wait staff, eager to use their excellent English skills; restaurant was not full so we had time to discuss many things,, one of my favorite parts of going to dinner.
The delightful wait staff, eager to use their excellent English skills; restaurant was not full so we had time to discuss many things,, one of my favorite parts of going to dinner.
0 2024/09/17 03:07:06
Those enchanting ceramic pitchers...I have vowed not to buy any more table accessories due to disastrous overcrowding in my house. But they certainly would make a unique gift! Sold on Salina only at this restaurant.
Those enchanting ceramic pitchers...I have vowed not to buy any more table accessories due to disastrous overcrowding in my house. But they certainly would make a unique gift! Sold on Salina only at this restaurant.
0 2024/09/17 03:06:47
One of the standout dishes of the trip so far: Partner's fresh tortilla stuffed with a stracotto (stew) of black piglet (likely from the Nebrodi Mountains, where Sicily's most lauded pigs are bred. Bathed in a Pecorino-based sauce and topped with divine cherry tomatoes and crispy and delicious slices of guanciale (pig jowl, most commonly used as an ingredient in pasta all carbonara, quintessential dish off Rome and all of Lazio)
One of the standout dishes of the trip so far: Partner's fresh tortilla stuffed with a stracotto (stew) of black piglet (likely from the Nebrodi Mountains, where Sicily's most lauded pigs are bred. Bathed in a Pecorino-based sauce and topped with divine cherry tomatoes and crispy and delicious slices of guanciale (pig jowl, most commonly used as an ingredient in pasta all carbonara, quintessential dish off Rome and all of Lazio)
0 2024/09/17 03:06:32
My primi was also delicious: Fresh house-made tagliatelle with tiny fresh red prawns from Salina 20 euro; I could not finish the plate, as usual.
My primi was also delicious: Fresh house-made tagliatelle with tiny fresh red prawns from Salina 20 euro; I could not finish the plate, as usual.
0 2024/09/17 03:06:17
My antipasti at the excellent LA PINNATA DE MONSU RESTAURANT, outside Malfa town; Cream of Pumpkin with a jammy egg, dusted with bread crumbs, dollops of robiola cheese, and crispy razor-thin bread rounds baked with olive oil 16 euro
My antipasti at the excellent LA PINNATA DE MONSU RESTAURANT, outside Malfa town; Cream of Pumpkin with a jammy egg, dusted with bread crumbs, dollops of robiola cheese, and crispy razor-thin bread rounds baked with olive oil 16 euro
0 2024/09/17 03:06:02
0 2024/09/25 08:18:47
Carafes for house wine are crafted by a Palermitana who lives and works on the isolated Aeolian Island of Fillicidi for half the year. No cars on that island!
Carafes for house wine are crafted by a Palermitana who lives and works on the isolated Aeolian Island of Fillicidi for half the year. No cars on that island!
0 2024/09/17 03:05:46
A page from the menu so you can see ingredients and prices. This dinner cost 87 euro (one glass of Malvasia and one bottle of water, the usual Panna water, from Tuscany, served in most restaurants and at our hotel) but much of that high price was due to the special of the Salina shrimp which cost about 40 euro. Great seafood is never cheap, even in Sicily. And prices on the Aeolians are higher than on the main island of Sicily.
A page from the menu so you can see ingredients and prices. This dinner cost 87 euro (one glass of Malvasia and one bottle of water, the usual Panna water, from Tuscany, served in most restaurants and at our hotel) but much of that high price was due to the special of the Salina shrimp which cost about 40 euro. Great seafood is never cheap, even in Sicily. And prices on the Aeolians are higher than on the main island of Sicily.
0 2024/09/16 01:48:23
Beef meatballs with tomato sauce; partner said they were just "okay."
Beef meatballs with tomato sauce; partner said they were just "okay."
0 2024/09/16 01:40:56
No comment
No comment
0 2024/09/25 08:27:15
Spaghetti alle carrettiera, with pistachio pesto, cherry tomatoes, capers, and topped with the long strips of baked ricotta that you see on the top of the pasta....very good but not repeatable.
Spaghetti alle carrettiera, with pistachio pesto, cherry tomatoes, capers, and topped with the long strips of baked ricotta that you see on the top of the pasta....very good but not repeatable.
0 2024/09/16 01:40:52
See how red the shrimp bodies are; they were incredibly sweet
See how red the shrimp bodies are; they were incredibly sweet
0 2024/09/16 01:40:46
Eggplant parmesan appetizer
Eggplant parmesan appetizer
0 2024/09/16 01:40:42
0 2024/09/25 08:18:53
Some of the best shrimp I've ever eaten: Red shrimp from Salina.....served with zucchini alle scapece--antipasto
Some of the best shrimp I've ever eaten: Red shrimp from Salina.....served with zucchini alle scapece--antipasto
0 2024/09/16 01:40:36
Complimentary breadsticks, bruschetta, mushrooms under oil, and pickled red onions with raisins, the latter a reminder of the Arab history of Sicily
Complimentary breadsticks, bruschetta, mushrooms under oil, and pickled red onions with raisins, the latter a reminder of the Arab history of Sicily
0 2024/09/16 01:40:30
The lane from our hotel to "downtown" Malfa, which consists of one main street, a few blocks long. Malfa is but one town on Salina; the largest is Santa Maria Salina, the main port. A bus runs around the island and seems to run about once an hour...
The lane from our hotel to "downtown" Malfa, which consists of one main street, a few blocks long. Malfa is but one town on Salina; the largest is Santa Maria Salina, the main port. A bus runs around the island and seems to run about once an hour...
0 2024/09/11 10:07:46
Preparing the peppers for packing...a VERY long process
Preparing the peppers for packing...a VERY long process
0 2024/09/28 13:38:40
Senise peppers, drying after harvest
Senise peppers, drying after harvest
0 2024/09/28 13:38:23
Entrance to farm, with pepper drying sheds in background
Entrance to farm, with pepper drying sheds in background
0 2024/09/28 13:38:09
Sign to Pennella farm, coming from the north, this is before the town of Denise and not easy to spot....we drove back and forth a few times despite having visited eleven years earlier....
Sign to Pennella farm, coming from the north, this is before the town of Denise and not easy to spot....we drove back and forth a few times despite having visited eleven years earlier....
0 2024/09/28 13:37:57
CLOSE UP OF VAST VARIETY OF AFTER-DINNER DRINKS
CLOSE UP OF VAST VARIETY OF AFTER-DINNER DRINKS
0 2024/09/28 11:24:47
FREISINGER HOF
FREISINGER HOF
0 2024/09/28 11:24:40
One dining area of FREISINGER HOF
One dining area of FREISINGER HOF
0 2024/09/28 11:24:33
SELECTION OF DIGESTIFS; FOCAL POINT OF DINING AREAS
SELECTION OF DIGESTIFS; FOCAL POINT OF DINING AREAS
0 2024/09/28 11:24:26
FREISINGER HOF..PORTION OF MENU WITHH PRICES
FREISINGER HOF..PORTION OF MENU WITHH PRICES
0 2024/09/28 11:24:19
FREISINGER HOF..PORTION OF MENU
FREISINGER HOF..PORTION OF MENU
0 2024/09/28 11:24:12
The second wurst in the menu which I posted earlier, in the Viktualenmarkt.....note the crisped exterior of the roll...not the soft, spongy typical New York City hot dog...even at places like the acclaimed Katz', the rolls are NOT good....but I never knew, before eating a wurst in Munich!!!!!!
The second wurst in the menu which I posted earlier, in the Viktualenmarkt.....note the crisped exterior of the roll...not the soft, spongy typical New York City hot dog...even at places like the acclaimed Katz', the rolls are NOT good....but I never knew, before eating a wurst in Munich!!!!!!
0 2024/09/26 08:57:38
What we would call "latkes" at home, but these have ham and cheese..a Shonda!!! They sure look great but did not buy as have no means to re-heat in the hotel.
What we would call "latkes" at home, but these have ham and cheese..a Shonda!!! They sure look great but did not buy as have no means to re-heat in the hotel.
0 2024/09/26 08:57:31
This was the wurst stand I liked a lot....
This was the wurst stand I liked a lot....
0 2024/09/26 08:57:25
Mixed mushrooms but I think I did not get the price in the photo.....alors!
Mixed mushrooms but I think I did not get the price in the photo.....alors!
0 2024/09/26 08:57:19
Chanterelles
Chanterelles
0 2024/09/26 08:57:14
Mushroom stand
Mushroom stand
0 2024/09/26 08:57:09
I bought my spicy wurst here....twice....excellent, but I have no means to compare!!
I bought my spicy wurst here....twice....excellent, but I have no means to compare!!
0 2024/09/26 08:57:01
Somehow this pic made it onto the thread but I will leave it. ,example of the type of cars parked outside our hotel...pretty nice Audi!! Also many Ferrari, Lamborghini; taxis are luxurious cream-colored Mercedes and BMW seem like the car of "everyman," like the volks wagen of decades past.....
Somehow this pic made it onto the thread but I will leave it. ,example of the type of cars parked outside our hotel...pretty nice Audi!! Also many Ferrari, Lamborghini; taxis are luxurious cream-colored Mercedes and BMW seem like the car of "everyman," like the volks wagen of decades past.....
0 2024/09/26 04:10:49
Partner loved his wienershcnitzel note that this is Vienna style, with veal. Munich style is made with pork.
Partner loved his wienershcnitzel note that this is Vienna style, with veal. Munich style is made with pork.
0 2024/09/26 04:10:42
Tafelspita; Thought this would come in a broth, but did not; it is similar to brisket in the US (I think)....a bit dry but lovely potatoes, both in a salad and hot potatoes!!!
Tafelspita; Thought this would come in a broth, but did not; it is similar to brisket in the US (I think)....a bit dry but lovely potatoes, both in a salad and hot potatoes!!!
0 2024/09/26 04:10:36
Sr. Pennella with strings of his peppers, all in various stages of drying
Sr. Pennella with strings of his peppers, all in various stages of drying
0 2024/09/28 13:38:33
Classics on the menu
Classics on the menu
0 2024/09/26 04:10:29
Outrageously great gelato with salad Carsmel sauce.. I have the total bill some where, but prices are in line with other good places in the city, and much less than DON CAMILLO...and much more casual.....HIGHLY recommended......
Outrageously great gelato with salad Carsmel sauce.. I have the total bill some where, but prices are in line with other good places in the city, and much less than DON CAMILLO...and much more casual.....HIGHLY recommended......
0 2024/09/25 09:43:53
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