What makes good Italian food and a great Italian restaurant? This exactly what I think.
Italy has a wonderful tradition of fine things you eat. Italian food’s importance to Italian culture is not to be overstated. It is on the list of central elements, and why don’t it be? Think about Italy’s geography for a second:
It runs a long way from north to south. Therefore, perfect for this little wide array of skyrocketing seasons and soil types. This means a rich diversity of ingredients for food.
It is a peninsula, meaning is nearly surrounded through sea but also connected to the main reason Eurasian land muscle. There is an abundance of fresh seafood and foreign ingredients from neighboring lands.
It sits between Europe and Africa in the Med. All Mediterranean cultures have excellent food traditions from North Africa to Lebanon and Israel, France, Greece, Spain and, of course, Italy.
When you regarding noodles and pasta, you probably consider Italy, but those wonderful inventions began to Italy from China thanks to Marco Polo. It informs you a lot about Italian food culture that something so basic became associated with Italy even though it did not originate there.
Anyway, food is really a key element of Italian culture. Therefore, the food is regarded as important part within the restaurant. Of course, a great Italian restaurant will possess a great wine list, a clean and chic decor, and wonderful service, but a good Italian restaurant can have by on great food alone, even when they have a crummy wine list, poor service, which has a dingy decoration schemes.
By the way, if you leave an “Italian” restaurant hungry, it’s rarely authentic. A white tablecloth and high bill do as opposed to a great bistro ensure. Frankly, I can’t stand those fancy Italian restaurants in Manhattan that charge a fee $400 for a morsel that gives you want to stop for a slice of pizza in route home. A great Italian ristorante will leave you full, not stuffed, but full.
The second associated with a great Italian restaurant is the service. The service will be warm and professional, but is not overly friendly. Wedding ceremony orders are taken and the meal gets rolling, the service should be nearly invisible. Run — don’t walk — from any Italian restaurant where the waitperson address the table like this:
“How you doin’ for dinner?” when ladies are seated at the table. This is most un-Italian of them. An Italian would never call women “guy.” In spaghetti-and-meatballs-type places, the waiter might say, “How is everyone today?” The won’t tarry with small talk in the white-tablecloth places, not numerous ones, however. It is all about the meal likewise comfort.
The third aspect of any great Italian restaurant will be the ambiance. I’m not sure what it is, but Italians could be seen as able to create a wonderful atmosphere anywhere. I’ve eaten at places in strip malls in the suburbs of Denver — as un-romantic a setting as have to — arrive close to great. An absolutely outstanding Italian restaurant will just possess a certain feeling from the instant you walk in the door, a warmth and too a glow that can’t be described.
So the priorities are food first, service second, and a ambiance three rd. If all three are met, you say that a great Italian small business.
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