What makes good Italian food and a great Italian restaurant? This is what I think.
Italy has a wonderful tradition of fine nutrients. Italian food’s importance to Italian culture is not to be overstated. It is on the list of central elements, and why don’t it be? Think about Italy’s geography for a second:
It runs some distance from north to south. Therefore, it possesses a great wide array of growing seasons and soil types. This means a rich diversity of ingredients for food.
It is a peninsula, meaning is nearly surrounded with sea but also connected to terrific Eurasian land aggregate. 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, Italy.
When you associated with noodles and pasta, you probably consider Italy, but those wonderful inventions reached Italy from China thanks to Marco Polo. It informs you a lot about Italian food culture that something so basic became along with Italy even though it did not originate there.
Anyway, food can be a key element of Italian culture. Therefore, the food is easily important part from the restaurant. Of course, a great Italian restaurant will have a great wine list, a clean and elegant decor, and wonderful service, but a reliable Italian restaurant can get by on great food alone, whether or not they have a crummy wine list, poor service, including a dingy decoration option.
By the way, if you leave an “Italian” restaurant hungry, it’s rarely authentic. A white tablecloth and high bill do as opposed to a great bistro establish. Frankly, I can’t stand those fancy Italian restaurants in Manhattan that charge $400 for a morsel that allows 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 associated with a great Italian restaurant is each month. The service will be warm and professional, however, not overly friendly. Following your orders are taken and the meal gets rolling, true should be nearly invisible. Run — don’t walk — from any Italian restaurant where the waitperson address the table like this:
“How you doin’ today?” when ladies are seated at the table. This is most un-Italian . An Italian would never call women “guy.” During 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, anyway. It is all about the meal and your comfort.
The third aspect of one great Italian restaurant may be the ambiance. I don’t know what it is, but Italians appear like able to create a wonderful atmosphere anywhere. I’ve eaten at places in strip malls in the suburbs of Denver — as un-romantic a setting as can be — that come close to great. An absolutely outstanding Italian restaurant will just have a certain feeling from when you walk in the door, a warmth and the glow that can’t often be described.
So the priorities are food first, service second, and a ambiance three rd. If all three are met, you say that a great Italian restaurant.
Ciro & Sal’s
4 Kiley Ct, Provincetown, MA 02657
(508) 487-6444