Venice tends to be filled with food hyped for tourism, but I did my best to research ahead of time in order to be prepared for the possible shift in the type and quality of food and food experiences I had been having while in Italy.
La Zucca was a restaurant nestled in amongst the wandering waters of the canals.
The specialty was artichoke hearts, pictured above, and Ossobucco, pictured below.
I believe this may have been the only tiramisu I had while in Italy. It was lovely and nothing like what I have had in the United States.
One of the best experiences of Venice was a random restaurant that I wandered into, desperate late in the evening to find something to eat. As usual, I was concerned that such a highly tourist heavy area would be filled with lesser quality food. However, at some point, I gave in and hoped for the best, stopping into a restaurant for which I do not recall the name. This turned out to be one of the best memories and changed my subsequent travel experiences.
Sitting at the bar, I was pursuing the menu and also glancing around to see what others were ordering. This resulted in striking up a conversation with a couple sitting at a table behind me. The conversation continued and we decided to sit together. We shared our meals and wine.
This couple ended up being amazing! They travel often around the world and were from Australia. The evening ended with pictures together and exchanging contact information with the invitation to visit Australia! Guess what? I did later end up visiting them in Brisbane where they hosted me in their home! A truly beautiful friendship!
Veal was a popular dish on menus in this area, so below veal with mushrooms is pictured, which was one of our shared dishes at the nameless restaurant.
We also shared risotto. Both dishes were tasty, albeit not necessarily stand out. This became inconsequential as the experience was absolutely stand out!!
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