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 cannot be overstated. It is among the 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 accelerating seasons and soil types. This means a rich diversity of ingredients for food.
It is a peninsula, meaning is nearly surrounded by the sea but also connected to fantastic Eurasian land bulk. 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, England.
When you consider noodles and pasta, you probably involving Italy, but those wonderful inventions located Italy from China thanks to Marco Polo. It notifys you a lot about Italian food culture that something so basic became related to Italy even although it did not originate there.
Anyway, food can be a key element of Italian culture. Therefore, the food is important part of the restaurant. Of course, a great Italian restaurant will have a great wine list, a clean and stylish decor, and wonderful service, but a first rate Italian restaurant maybe by on great food alone, even if they have a crummy wine list, poor service, including a dingy decoration scheme.
By the way, if you leave an “Italian” restaurant hungry, it’s not always authentic. A white tablecloth and high bill do not a great bistro making. Frankly, I can’t stand those fancy Italian restaurants in Manhattan that charge a fee $400 for a morsel that makes you want to stop for a slice of pizza during your studies home. A great Italian ristorante will leave you full, not stuffed, but full.
The second aspect of a great Italian restaurant is 200 dollars per month. The service will be warm and professional, even though overly friendly. Wedding ceremony orders are taken and the meal gets rolling, 200 dollars per month should be nearly invisible. Run — don’t walk — from any Italian restaurant where the waitperson address the table like this:
“How all of you doin’ for dinner?” when ladies are seated at the table. This is most un-Italian industry experts. An Italian would never call a woman “guy.” There is spaghetti-and-meatballs-type places, the waiter might say, “How is everyone tonite?” The won’t tarry with small talk in the white-tablecloth places, not numerous ones, while. It is all about the meal at the same time comfort.
The third aspect connected with a great Italian restaurant is the ambiance. I not really know what it is, but Italians seem to be able carryout a wonderful atmosphere anywhere. I’ve eaten at places in strip malls in the suburban areas of Denver — as un-romantic an environment as can be — arrive close to great. An actually outstanding Italian restaurant will just have a certain feeling from when you walk in the door, a warmth and too a glow that can’t actually be described.
So the priorities are food first, service second, and a ambiance third. If all three are met, you can recommend a great Italian restaurant.
Ciro & Sal’s
4 Kiley Ct, Provincetown, MA 02657
(508) 487-6444