I did my best to eat my way across north central Italy in 2011, and this page documents the course of said gluttony.
You can always find the main FOOD INDEX on the right side bar (the knife and fork icon). You can also see inline all the Eating Italy posts by clicking here.
Eating Italy Posts
(click links below for detailed photo reviews)
| Day 1 | Dinner | Osteria del Pozzo | Modena | |
| Day 2-4 | Breakfast | Hotel Real Fini Emilia | Modena | |
| Day 2 | Lunch | Cocchi Ristorante | Parma | ** |
| Day 2 | Dinner | Osteria Francescana | Modena | *** |
| Day 3 | Lunch | Trattoria Leonida | Bologna | |
| Day 3 | Dinner | Il Fantino | Modena | |
| Day 4 | Dinner | Locanda dei Salinari | Cervia | * |
| Day 5-7 | Breakfast | Palace Hotel | Cervia | |
| Day 5 | Lunch | Lo Sporting | Cervia | |
| Day 5 | Dinner | La Frasca | Cervia | *** |
| Day 6 | Lunch | Notte E Di’ | Cervia | |
| Day 6 | Dinner | Al Caminetto | Cervia | |
| Day 7 | Dinner | Pozzo dei Desideri | Staggia | |
| Day 8-22 | Breakfast | Villa Breakfast | Staggia | |
| Day 8 & 15 | Lunch | Trattoria Pepei | Siena | * |
| Day 8 | Dinner | Boar at Home | Staggia | |
| Day 9 | Lunch | Dietro Le Quinte | Colle di Val d’Elsa | |
| Day 9 & 16 | Dinner | Albergaccio di Castellina | Castellina in Chianti | ** |
| Day 10 | Lunch | Lo Sfizio di Bianchi | Gaiole | |
| Day 10 & 18 | Dinner | Il Pozzo | Monteriggioni | * |
| Day 11 | Lunch | Pizzeria Il Rifugio | Volterra | |
| Day 11 & 14 | Dinner | Villa Dinner | Staggia | |
| Day 12 | Lunch | La Griglia | San Gimignano | |
| Day 12 & 19 | Dinner | Arnolfo | Colle di Val d’Elsa | *** |
| Day 13 | Lunch | La Cantinetta Antinori | Florence | * |
| Day 13 | Dinner | Nove IX | Florence | |
| Day 14 | Lunch | Osteria da Camillo | Poggibonsi | |
| Day 15 | Dinner | Babette | Poggibonsi | |
| Day 16 | Lunch | Ristorante Le Potazzine | Montalcino | |
| Day 17 | Lunch | Caffe Pitti | Florence | |
| Day 17 | Gelato | Gelateria Santa Trinita | Florence | |
| Day 18 | Lunch | Pizzeria Pretorio | San Donato | |
| Day 20 | Dinner | Il Castello Certaldo | Certaldo | |
| Day 21 | Dinner | Grand Hotel Miramare | Santa Margherita | |
| Day 22-25 | Breakfast | Grand Hotel Miramare | Santa Margherita | |
| Day 22 | Dinner | La Paranza | Santa Margherita | |
| Day 23 | Lunch | Gianni Franzi | Vernazza | |
| Day 23 | Dinner | Antonios | Santa Margherita | * |
| Day 24 | Dinner | Da Michele | Santa Margherita | |
| Day 25 | Lunch | Trattoria dei Pescatori | Santa Margherita | |
| Day 25 | Dinner | Pizzeria Santa Lucia | Santa Margherita | |
| Day 26 | Lunch | Continental Airlines | Over the Atlantic |
Finally the posting is complete, you have here the trip in all its glory. It was 25+ days long! And the amazing thing — I only gained 1 pound.
key:
* = rated restaraunt
** = 1 michelin star
*** = 2 michelin stars





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