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Summary: Ciao Fred
Review: To the editors: I'm an old friend of Fred, this is the only way I found to try to reach him. Please, pass him those lines, thanks. Well, Fred, I hope this could be a nice way to reach you before the end of this bloody century. Meglio proseguire in italiano, che tu conosci meglio del mio inglese. Spero tu legga ogni tanto quel che i tuoi lettori dicono di te, così magari mi rispondi e-mail rancho@tiscalinet.it Ti ricordo con piacere e abbastanza spesso. Sto scrivendo il mio primo libro "ufficiale", la storia di un mio viaggio in Antartide. Di quello che hai letto tu, ancora non si è fatto niente (anche se non mi sono molto agitato per riuscire a pubblicare). Spero davvero che questa mia ti arrivi. Un abbraccio e fatti leggere presto. Marco Del Freo (e annessi e connessi)
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Summary: now good, now bad
Review: We have had some good experiences using this book as well as some indifferent ones. This is hardly Plotkin's fault since the quality of restaurants changes rapidly. What is less easy to overlook is that his notes appear to have been jumbled. Specialities of one trattoria in Turin, say, are assigned to another and vice-versa. So some of the details can get you a blank look or two from the staff and managers (though some of the busier places have been asked so many times about a dish P. recommends and which they have never actually had on their menu, they know immediately that you, like a hundred other Americans they've served that summer, are using the Plotkin book.) Besides why can't he just call swiss chard swiss chard instead of bietolo and carry on like it is something exotic. This doesn't inspire confidence in his knowledge of food, no matter how many cookbooks he may author in years to come.
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Summary: An indispensible guide to eating in Italy.
Review: When my friend and I travelled to Italy recently, we photocopied essential pages of this book and took it with us. "Don't leave home without it." It's always a risk eating at a new place in modern Italy because there are so many tourist traps, where you'll get a good, but unremarkable meal. If you follow the advice of Mr. Plotkin's book, your trip will, gastronomically, be one you'll remember for the rest of your life. I have a web site on my trip to Italy; feel free to write to me asking for the URL and password if you're interested in seeing it.
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Summary: Ate my way through Italy for 3 weeks...
Review: with this book in 2002. The best recommendations seemed to be the first few listings in any section. Things change so make sure you call ahead of time. Don't hesitate to buy this book!
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