Having had our fair share of sit down dinners in Italy, we decided to do a Venetian pub crawl to mix things up a bit. Scattered all around town are small eateries serving tapas and cheap glasses of wine during the dinner hours. We made our way to about 4 or 5 places, sampling their wine and snacks. From crab, swordfish, and smoked tuna sandwiches, to stuffed calamari, to meatballs, we had a great evening sampling all we could, finishing it off with some seafood risotto. The little joint shown in the picture has been around for about 500 years, the original Venetian dinner hotspot.
Bidding farewell to my parents, I couldn’t help but have a smile on my face as we truly enjoyed the trip of a lifetime together. Here’s to good food and family: Together, as it should be, the Italian way…Salute!