It's been about a year since I've been to Italy. Bernie's going to LOVE it!
It's great that he's taking a vacation in the middle what must be a stressful primary schedule. Hopefully he'll get a chance to take in Rome's beautiful sights and historical attractions. Not to mention Italian cuisine. The BEST! Personally, I prefer food from Northern Italy (and that goes for wine as well: Barolo, you own my heart), but lets face it, you can't get a bad meal in Italy. Bernie won't be disappointed.
But a big question is, what kind of vehicle does he rent? Maybe a Vespa? Or a classic Alfa Romeo? Have a great time Bernie! Send us some selfies!
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He is going to Greece.
Have you been to Santorini? Stunning! It's like the place was designed to sell postcards.
Come to think of it, do you think Bernie is in the pocket of the "Big Postcard" oligarchs?
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"Picture it: Rome... 2016... Sanders shows up for a visitwith the Pontiff, and discovers that he's not home."
They are now trying to downplay the event and speakers by sneering at them.
And you're absolutely right: simple dishes, like scampi with garlic, olive oil, white wine, and it's like, how can this be so amazing.
Every time I go to a humble trattoria anywhere in Italy, I think, my god, this place would be booked solid in Manhattan! And this is basically the equivalent of a diner here in the US. And it only gets better from there -- modestly deluxe restaurants are killer. For my money, food in Italy is the best in Europe, better than Spain and France even (though those are both great too).
Though I will say one thing. The times I've been disappointed with food in Italy, it's been the beef. I remember once I went to a 2 or 3 (don't remember) Michelin Star restaurant near Milan, and had the whole tasting menu, and everything was great -- a combination of rustic and sophisticated that's rare here in NYC -- but when it got to the beef dish, which was probably the "main" course, it was like, meh.
On the other hand, the risottos in Italy are crazy good. I don't know what it is. I make a good risotto, and I know places here that make great ones, but somehow Italians all have the "risotto gene" or else they practice making risottos from the age of 7.
Next time you go, I recommend checking out AirBnB. I was skeptical, but one of the people I went with had done it before, and we got a truly amazing place for comparable or less per person than a nice hotel. And it was a totally different experience. We could still go to restaurants if we wanted, but also we could go to the store, cook some food, eat outside, enjoy the scenery in "our" own home.
