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Tips, Trips, and Stories From My Worldly Travels
Casa Infante: The home of gelato’s craftsmanship
The success story of Casa Infante which has conquered the taste palette of not only Neapolitans but also demanding Milanese, proves that Naples is the force of Italian gastronomy not only when it comes to pizza, but also for high quality ice cream and desserts of...
Gay – Odin: Mr Odin, Mrs Gay and the chocolate factory!
I find there’s something really intriguing in the word “antico” (antique) when it comes to Italian food establishments, thinking of old recipes and mastery acquired and evolved through decades. And that becomes even more intriguing and totally exciting when the antico...
Mennella il Gelato: One of the best gelaterie in Italy!
A visitor of Naples will soon realise that the love of Neapolitans for desserts is such, that the city is full of pasticcerie and gelaterie, that is pastry and ice cream shops. Pasticcerie that also offer gelati and gelaterie that also offer a variety of traditional...
A guide to the gastronomic paradise of Naple’s cuisine
A popular, folk capital and a genuine Italian cuisine, simple, earthy, faithful to the locality of raw materials. A city favoured by its location and benefited by its climate and a production so wealthy that makes the area self-sufficient and proud of its tastes....
San Domenico Maggiore: The church, the obelisk and the piazza
The area around Spaccanapoli, one of the three ancient Greek-Roman streets of the old Neapolis that still remain today, is a beautiful frame of narrow streets, cobble stoned alleys, tiny squares, many churches and old palaces. It is in fact one of the most picturesque...
Babà au rum: The absolute king of Naples!
“In Napoli where love is king…” sings Dean Martin in the famous song “That’s amore”. Well, in Naples’ food scene the established king is no other than the Babà au rum, the famous old time dessert that the Napolitani are crazy for! And indeed the rum baba can very well...