What makes good Italian food and a great Italian restaurant? This precisely what I think.
Italy has a wonderful tradition of fine food. Italian food’s importance to Italian culture can not overstated. It is one of several 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, offers wide array of skyrocketing seasons and soil types. This means a rich diversity of ingredients for food.
It is a peninsula, meaning might be nearly surrounded in the 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 Mediterranean sea. All Mediterranean cultures have excellent food traditions from North Africa to Lebanon and Israel, France, Greece, Spain and, of course, The country of italy.
When you involving noodles and pasta, you probably imagine Italy, but those wonderful inventions reached Italy from China thanks to Marco Polo. It notifys you a lot about Italian food culture that something so basic became connected with Italy even though it did not originate there.
Anyway, food is a key element of Italian culture. Therefore, the food is important part from the restaurant. Of course, a great Italian restaurant will have a great wine list, a clean and chic decor, and wonderful service, but a good Italian restaurant are certain to get by on great food alone, even if they have a crummy wine list, poor service, and a dingy decoration option.
By the way, if you leave an “Italian” restaurant hungry, it’s in no way authentic. A white tablecloth and high bill do not a great bistro establish. 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 along the way home. A great Italian ristorante will leave you full, not stuffed, but full.
The second regarding a great Italian restaurant is 200 dollars per month. The service will be warm and professional, even though overly friendly. Since the 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 everyone doin’ tonite?” when ladies are seated at the table. This is most un-Italian of them. An Italian would never call women “guy.” Even in spaghetti-and-meatballs-type places, the waiter might say, “How is everyone for dinner?” The won’t tarry with small talk in the white-tablecloth places, not numerous ones, however. It is all about the meal at the same time comfort.
The third aspect in regards to a great Italian restaurant is the ambiance. I not really know what it is, but Italians appear to be able to create wonderful atmosphere anywhere. I’ve eaten at places in strip malls in suburbia of Denver — as un-romantic a setting as can be — that come close to great. A completely outstanding Italian restaurant will just possess a certain feeling from when you walk in the door, a warmth and the glow that can’t really be described.
So the priorities are food first, service second, and a ambiance final. If all three are met, you are recommending a great Italian small business.
Ciro & Sal’s
4 Kiley Ct, Provincetown, MA 02657
(508) 487-6444