Thursday, September 29, 2011

Venice....cosi cosi

We went to Venice a little while ago, and had some good and not so good food experiences...
Our first meal in Venice was a miserable one. We were tired and grumpy and didn't like being split up from each other. We found a little restaurant. I got this weird panini that was good, but kind of weird. We had terrible service too!

Seeing this little guy cheered me up a little though. 

Amy, Marie, and Mary on our first day. 

This is day 3 in Venice. A MUCH better experience! I ordered the funghi pizza, which turned out to be fantastic!

Marie and I split our pizza and pasta, so we had this spaghetti al pomodoro as well. Simple and light. Perfect.

The only downside of the meal was the 6 euro coca colas!

More on Gusta

Just one more thing....All the tables at Gusta Pizza are filled with order number slips that people have written on. Marie and I added to the piles...


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Food in Florence

I'm a little late with starting my food blog, but better late than never. I'm in Rome now, but just finished spending 2 weeks in Florence. It was the most beautiful place I've ever been and I fell in love with it immediately. One of the best parts of Florence was the FOOD. Here it is....
My first day of school, Marie, Petra, Mary, and I went to this cute outdoor restaurant next door and I got this delicious pasta. I couldn't tell you what is in it, but it was delectable. 

One of our first meals in Florence was at this little restaurant where they brought us tons and tons of food. It's one of the few times I've eaten meat while here!


Two words: Gusta Pizza. Honestly, this margherita pizza is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten in my entire life. The crust was thin and flaky. The mozzarella was think and creamy. And there was a certain sweetness to the sauce that I wish I could emulate. Favorite food ever. 

O'Vesuvio's....AKA Jersey Shore Pizza. Margherita plus artichokes. Very good and lovely, but it doesn't hold a candle to Gusta. 

More Gusta. This is the Caprese pizza, and when I had it alone, it was incredible, but when Marie and I shared our pizzas and split them, the margherita was 230992348 times better.

Marie and I walked forever to get to Gusta Pizza for the last time before we left for Rome. We cried a little and sulked, but it was good. One day we'll be back. Big Table, round 2. 



My best friend Julie told me everywhere that I needed to eat (she is the one who told me about Gusta. I owe her my life.). MJ and I searched for what seemed like hours until we finally found Noe, a little sandwich shop. We got a turkey and brie panini. YUM.