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Daily Archives: 24 July, 2014

This is it

Posted on 24 July, 2014 by Andy
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Eyez – This is it.

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  • Al Basilico Fresco (Italian – mainly pizzas) ****
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  • Al Grissino (Italian – Fish) *****
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  • Cantinetta Belle Donne (Italian – Tuscan (mostly meat)) ****
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  • L'Imperiale (Chinese) *****
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  • Momà Restaurant (Italian/Mediteranean) ****
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  • Piero and Pia (Italian) *****
  • Porca Vacca (Italian) ****
  • Rajput (Indian) ***
  • Ristorante Della Zia (Tuscan) *****
  • Ristorante di Giacomo (Italian – mostly fish) *****
  • Ristorante Leon D'Oro (Asian Fusion) *****
  • Ristorante Liù (Pizzeria and (mainly) fish) ****
  • Sento (Japanese) ****
  • Taverna Della Lampara (mainly fish) *****
  • The Dhaba (Indian) *****

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  • Atomic Bar (***)
  • Au Vieux Strasbourg – Brasserie Fischer (****)
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  • Birrificio Lambrate (****)
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  • Kapuziner Platz (German) ***
  • La Belle Aurore (*****)
  • Milleluci (****)
  • Mono (***)
  • Polpetta (****)
  • Santeria

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  • Agilulfo Osteria, Partaccia, Marina di Massa (Italian upmarket) ****
  • Baffetto2, Rome (Pizzeria) ****
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  • Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia, Rome (Italian/Jewish) ****
  • Grifone Bianco, Mantova (Italian) *****
  • Il Fontanone, Chignolo (between Pavia and Piacenza) ***
  • Il ReBacco, Carrara (Italian chic) *****
  • La Brace, Montemarcello, Liguria (Mainly meat (some veg) – open grilling is a speciality) *****
  • Osteria Dell'Angolo, Pallanza, Lago Maggiore (Italian) ****
  • Papillon, Senago (Pizzeria) no stars
  • Trattoria Chiribiri (San Gimignano, Tuscany) *****
  • Trattoria Chiribiri, San Gimignano, Tuscany (Italian) *****
  • Trattoria Da Emma, Castagnetola, Nr. Massa (Italian rustic) *****
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  • Nick Arnold – Horrible Science
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  • Stef
  • Vivi Limbiate (Italian)

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  • Atomic Bar (***)
  • Au Vieux Strasbourg – Brasserie Fischer (****)
  • Bamboo Bar at the Amrnai Hotel (**)
  • Birrificio Lambrate (****)
  • Brasserie Bruxelles (****)
  • Elettrauto (***)
  • Kapuziner Platz (German) ***
  • La Belle Aurore (*****)
  • Milleluci (****)
  • Mono (***)
  • Polpetta (****)
  • Santeria

Blogs I visit regularly

  • A Girl Called Jack (Food)
  • Act Three (Life, USA)
  • An Udge and a Wink (Life, Germany)
  • Beleaguered Squirrel
  • Cecilieaux
  • Gareth Barlow (Food, Farming and the Environment)
  • Manic Grant
  • Mumbleweeds
  • Pitching the World
  • Supermarket Soap
  • The Purple Blug
  • Utah Savage

Blogs in Italy or Italian

  • A Welshie in Italy
  • Cilento Fairy Tales
  • Driving Like a Maniac
  • Italy Chronicles
  • Living in the Langhe
  • Lola and the Clouds
  • Man of Roma
  • Misce stultitiam consiliis (last post 2011)
  • My Life, Part II
  • My Sardinian Life (but now moved elsewhere)
  • Niamh Cullen …history and other thoughts
  • Pietro's Blog
  • Saruk's Corner
  • Small Forgotten Miracles
  • Sunshine and Tomatoes

EBooks

  • Lifting the World
  • Savage Stories
  • The Death Guide To Life
  • The Dragon Lords – being written as @ 19/9/2012.
  • The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home – by Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman
  • The Letter Chronicles
  • The Lives and Loves of Hana Lee
  • We Tell Stories

General Blogs I like

  • Abandon All Fear
  • An Autistic Perspective
  • Anglosaxy
  • Baghdad Burning
  • Chase me ladies, I'm in the cavalry
  • Collective Effervescence
  • Days of My Life
  • Famous for 15 Megapixels
  • Gorilla Bananas
  • Jack's Blog
  • Learning English Again
  • My Boyfriend is a Twat
  • Of course, I could be wrong
  • Peacocks on Leashes
  • Private Secret Diary
  • Rockpool in the Kitchen
  • Tales from Homeward
  • The Great Triad
  • The Magistrate's Blog
  • The New Adventures of Juliette
  • Trauma Queen
  • Wandering Scribe

Other websites I like

  • A Site on a White Board (part I)?
  • A Site on a White Board (part II)?
  • Llandinabo Farms – Pure bred Hereford Cattle
  • Nick Arnold – Horrible Science
  • Shit London
  • Stef
  • Vivi Limbiate (Italian)

Places to stay

  • Antica Locanda Solferino

Recipies (Accompaniments)

  • Perfect Yorkshire Pudding

Recipies (Sweets)

  • Flapjacks
  • Lemon Meringue Pie
  • Treacle Tart

Restaurants (Italy, excluding Milan)

  • Agilulfo Osteria, Partaccia, Marina di Massa (Italian upmarket) ****
  • Baffetto2, Rome (Pizzeria) ****
  • Bati Bati, Marina di Carrara (Pizzeria and fish restaurant – some meat) ****
  • Cascina Rosengano, Cocconato d'Asti, not far from Turin/Asti (Agriturismo – Italian) ****
  • Circolo del mare, Casalborgone, near Turin (Fish) ****
  • Gallo d'Oro, Parma (Italian) ****
  • Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia, Rome (Italian/Jewish) ****
  • Grifone Bianco, Mantova (Italian) *****
  • Il Fontanone, Chignolo (between Pavia and Piacenza) ***
  • Il ReBacco, Carrara (Italian chic) *****
  • La Brace, Montemarcello, Liguria (Mainly meat (some veg) – open grilling is a speciality) *****
  • Osteria Dell'Angolo, Pallanza, Lago Maggiore (Italian) ****
  • Papillon, Senago (Pizzeria) no stars
  • Trattoria Chiribiri (San Gimignano, Tuscany) *****
  • Trattoria Chiribiri, San Gimignano, Tuscany (Italian) *****
  • Trattoria Da Emma, Castagnetola, Nr. Massa (Italian rustic) *****
  • Trattoria Righini (Pavia/Lodi – Italian regional) *****

Restaurants (Milan)

  • Al Basilico Fresco (Italian – mainly pizzas) ****
  • Al Grigliaro (Italian, Sardinian – mainly fish) ****
  • Al Grissino (Italian – Fish) *****
  • Al Valentino II (Italian) ????
  • Aladino (Lebanese/Syrian) ****
  • Alle Colline Senesi (Tuscan) ****
  • Baia Chia (Italian, Sardinian – mainly fish) ****
  • Cantinetta Belle Donne (Italian – Tuscan (mostly meat)) ****
  • Delicatessen (Italian – Alto Adige/South Tyrol) *****
  • Donnarumma (Pizzeria) No stars
  • Enocratia (Italian Chic (Wine Bar plus Restaurant) ****
  • Entropia (Italian Pub/Retsaurant) ***
  • Il Trullo (Pugliese) *****
  • K2 (Italian – Tuscan) ****
  • Kapuziner Platz (German) ***
  • L'Angolo Di Casa (Italian) **
  • L'Assassino (Italian) ****
  • L'Imperiale (Chinese) *****
  • La Vent Du Nord (Belgian) *****
  • Milleluci (Italian) ***
  • Momà Restaurant (Italian/Mediteranean) ****
  • Mongolian Barbecue (mongolian) *****
  • Piedra del Sol (Mexican) ****
  • Piero and Pia (Italian) *****
  • Porca Vacca (Italian) ****
  • Rajput (Indian) ***
  • Ristorante Della Zia (Tuscan) *****
  • Ristorante di Giacomo (Italian – mostly fish) *****
  • Ristorante Leon D'Oro (Asian Fusion) *****
  • Ristorante Liù (Pizzeria and (mainly) fish) ****
  • Sento (Japanese) ****
  • Taverna Della Lampara (mainly fish) *****
  • The Dhaba (Indian) *****

Restaurants (outside Italy)

  • Mårten Trotzig, Stokholm, Sweden (Swedish?) *****

Useful sites for Italy/Milan

  • Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano
  • City Sightseeing Buses
  • Dialogo Nel Buio (Dialogue in the Dark)
  • Expats Blog – a list of other Expat blogs in Milan
  • Expats Exchange Blogs
  • Italian Reflections
  • Spotted by Locals
  • Street Markets in Milan (Where and When)
  • The International Wanderer
  • The Last Supper – booking page
  • Unlike Milan (Guide)
  • Using the Trenitalia website
  • Villa Necchi
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