What Fills My Plate

The  Old Wild West  world got a little smaller last weekend. The glitter of a freshly barbecued burger with all the trimmings took a big hit.   I fear that Old Wild West is losing its legendary reputation of serving up great cowboy sized meals that are fresh off the grill. Lately, the deeper you dive into their menu, the more you will want to stay away.  It's no longer a unique experience.     This is sad to me as getting a good burger here in Pasta Land is difficult, and being American I kind of need a good burger once in awhile.   There are few burger places in and around the Padova, Italy area, and the one we frequent, called Old Wild West, is located in the town of Monselice.   This week, when arriving,   we first noticed that they had finally taken down the tattered American flag that had sadly hung outside in the rain all winter long.   Workmen were freshening up the wooden patio area with fresh paint, and so it look...

Plated Artistically  We escape Pasta Land of the Veneto to visit Croatia at least 5 times a year.     The scenery is beautiful and the coastline is colorful.   You can tell you are near Croatian man-food by the smell from the pigs roasting on a spit at almost every restaurant into and out of each town.   If you are not in the mood for pork there is always fresh fish, or something with local truffles.   However, in the   past two years we made a major discovery and have always planned to visit a restaurant called Barba Danilo at least twice on every weekend visit.   Our first time resulted after reading   several reviews of restaurants in the area around Rovinj.   Now after becoming a quasi regular customer I want to write my own recommendation and urge you to make an effort to visit them if you are on the coast of Croatia.   (Rovinj is just over 3 hours from Venezia) The sauces w the tuna Wow! The restaurant is h...