What makes good Italian food and a great Italian restaurant? This exactly what I think.
Italy has a wonderful tradition of fine things you eat. Italian food’s importance to Italian culture shouldn’t be overstated. It is one of the central elements, and why shouldn’t it be? Think about Italy’s geography for a second:
It runs a long shot from north to south. Therefore, offers wide array of growing seasons and soil types. This means a rich diversity of ingredients for food.
It is a peninsula, meaning might be nearly surrounded using the sea but also connected to the main reason 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, Toscana.
When you regarding 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 associated with Italy even though it did not originate there.
Anyway, food can be a key element of Italian culture. Therefore, the food is the most 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 reliable Italian restaurant are certain to get by on great food alone, even when they have a crummy wine list, poor service, and a dingy decoration pattern.
By the way, if you leave an “Italian” restaurant hungry, it’s not always authentic. A white tablecloth and high bill do as opposed to a great bistro ensure. Frankly, I can’t stand those fancy Italian restaurants in Manhattan that charge a fee $400 for a morsel that allows want to stop for a slice of pizza en route home. A great Italian ristorante will leave you full, not stuffed, but full.
The second associated with a great Italian restaurant is 200 dollars per month. The service will be warm and professional, but is not overly friendly. Recognized 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 you guys doin’ for dinner?” when ladies are seated while dining. This is most un-Italian of such. An Italian would never call women “guy.” 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 fortunately ones, in the wild. It is all about the meal at the same time comfort.
The third aspect of any great Italian restaurant will be the ambiance. I’m not sure what it is, but Italians appear like able to build a wonderful atmosphere anywhere. I’ve eaten at places in strip malls in the suburban areas of Denver — as un-romantic an environment as tend to be : — arrive close to great. A truly 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 be described.
So the priorities are food first, service second, and a ambiance 3. If all three are met, you can see a great Italian small business.
Ciro & Sal’s
4 Kiley Ct, Provincetown, MA 02657
(508) 487-6444