Word: trattorias
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...FLORENCE Cibreo Chef-owner Fabio Picchi is known for creative fare, such as this poached-pear dessert. Sandra Gustafson's guide also recommends Picchi's adjoining, cheaper trattoria...
FLORENCE CIBREO Chef-owner Fabio Picchi is known for creative fare, such as this poached-pear dessert, above. Sandra Gustafson's guide, right, also recommends Picchi's adjoining, cheaper trattoria...
...controversial super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff create a popular Washington restaurant just to make friends and influence people? Signatures, his gourmet trattoria on Pennsylvania Avenue, was renowned as a high-class feeding trough for politicians. Indeed, as Capitol Hill circulates a purported comp list from Signatures that includes eight Congressmen, TIME has obtained an e-mail showing that Abramoff offered a complimentary meal to a longtime ally who, like him, is in a lot of ethical hot water these days. His message, headed "Tom and Christine DeLay" and addressed to restaurant staff, is dated May 2, 2002, when Tom was House...
...lucky if we can find out what they're eating. (There's an old joke in Rome that the duration of the conclave depends on the quality of the food is: If they're being well-fed, it can last longer; if the cardinals are pining for their favorite trattoria, they may resolve their business earlier.) Yesterday, after viewing John Paul's body in the Clementine Chapel, I strolled out the long way from the Vatican walls to have another, closer look at the Santa Marta hotel where the Cardinals will be lodging. The sliding glass doors opened...
...chef Fabio Picchi now rules all four corners of the Sant' Ambrogio quarter: his Teatro del Sale, housed in part of a former 14th century convent, is his latest stage set. The justly celebrated (and very pricey) Il Cibr?o came first in 1979, followed quickly by the more affordable Trattoria Cibreo, then the Cibr?o Caff? across the street. At the convivial Teatro del Sale, a membership fee of $7 opens the door to a buffet of creative yet nostalgic cuisine (prix fixe $32), with a theatrical revue or concert after dinner. Picchi calls his new labor of love a Circo...