Trattoria Pandomonio Florence Italy

Trattoria Pandomonio

Firenze , Italia

MAMMA is The STAR of PANDOMONIO

with a BISTECA

 

STAR # 2

BISTECA FIORENTINA

  I first went to Trattorea Pandomonio way back in the Spring of 1996. It was before I opened my restaurant Bar Cichetti which was to be the 1st ever Venetian Wine Bar (Bacaro) in the United States. This was an exploritory trip to do more research on the Bacari  (Wine Bars) of Venice, as well as check out a few wine properties and explore other Italian Food since I would be in Liguria and Tuscany as well. My partner Tom T. was going to Florence on a business trip and I would meet up with him in Florence. I got a cheap flight on TWA to Milan so I flew there. After landing in Milan, I made my way to Vernazza on the Ciinqueterre on the Ligurian Coast of Italy where I stayed for tow days before moving on to Florence before meeting up with Tom and Moran. Since after being to Italy six time already and not seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa I decided to stop off in Pisa on my way  to Florence to see the famed leaning tower, so I got up early and caught a train to Pisa. I rode a bus from the train station to the Piazza Miracoli to see the tower as well as the Duomo and Bapistry. These three structure on a lush green lawn made for quite a wonderful sight. I'm glad I went, but now it was on to Firenze. I arrived at the Santa Maria Novella Train Station in Florence and made my way to my hotel a few blocks away. Later that night I made my way to The Grande Hotel in Florence to meet up with Tom and Murat. Wow, this hoel was amazing, one of the grandest lushest hotels I'd ever seen in my life, and I've been in a number of the best. I still think the Grade Hotel in Firenze, Italy was the tops. I met tom and Murat in the lobby and we had a couple Campari's and some chit-chat. Tom told me the hotel consierge recommended a great little restaurant for us to have dinner at that night, and so after enjoying our apertivo in the plush surroundings, we hopped in a cab and made our way to Pandomonio and one of the greatest most wonderful dinners of my life. We entered the restaurant (trattoria) and was immediately greeted by Momma who sat us at a nice table and gave us menus and a wine list. We were in Florence so it was either Chianti or Brunello. We opted for a bottle of Fattoria di Bari Brunello di Montalcino. Mamma rolled a cart over to our table with some wine glases and our bottle of Brunello. She opened it, poured us each a little of wine, then said, "a little for Mamma," and proceeded to pour herself some of our Brunello, who were we to disagree with Mamma. We laughed, she laughed, Mamma toasted us "Chin Chin" and she took a gulp of Brunello. Don't you just love it? We ordered a plate of Salumi and some Crostini Toscana for our antipasti. We had a little protion of Paradelle con Sugo di Corniglio, and we split a nice big juicy Beisteca Firoentina, what else? We had a most wonderful dinner. The food was awesome, we had a great bottle of Brunello, each others company, we were in Pandomonio and we had Mamma. She was awesome and more than antyhing, the great bottle of Brunello, tasty food cooked my Mamma's son, and everthing else, it was Mamma who made the night. We finished eating and Mamma wheeled over a cart with about 10 different Grappas on it, and precedded to pour us each a glass and one for herself. We all toasted each other and laughed once again. The trattoria cleared out and there was only our table and a table where a famous Italian Artist was at. Mamma hadd the boys push all the tabels together and we all drank wine, chit-chatted and had a most wonderful time.  That was my first night at Pandomonio. t wasn't the last.    

STAR # 3

BRUNELLO

 

SALUMI

PROSCIUTTO e SALAMI

with Some Veggies to Balance it Out

 

An Assortment of Grappa

   

MANGIA ITALIANO

MEMORIES of ITALIAN FOOD

and PLACES

Including PANDOMONIO

 

The MENU

TRATORIA PANDOMONIO

Via del Leone 50 , Florence ITALY

Don Alfonso 1890 Sorrento

DON ALFONSO 1890

Santa Agata

Italy

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The POOL

DON ALFONSO 1890

Sant Agata

Newr SORRENTO

ITALY

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Don Alfonoso 1890 

The FARM

Looking to CAPRI

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Don Alfonso 1890

The FARM

Lemon and Olive Groves

Looking to The FARAGLIONI ROCKS

of CAPRI

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MANGIA ITALIANO

MEMORIES of ITALIAN FOOD

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

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Back to italy

CAPRI

ITALY

Photo by DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE Copyright 2015

Capri

View to Marina Grande from Anacapri

Marina Picolo

with Faraglioni Rocks in the Distance

My Boatman at Blue Grotto

Lemonade Stand Anacapri

POSITANO




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View of POSITANO

From Bar at Le SIRENUSE HOTEL

The AMALFI COAST

ITALY

May 2018

Old Taxi of Capri

Photo by DANIEL BELLINO ZIWCKE

Copyright Daniel Bellino Zwicke 2015

Church in Anacapri

Clock Tower at The Piazza Umberto

My View at The Breakfast table

at Villa Maria Agroturismo Lemon Farm

Minori Italy

My Breakfast Villa Maria Minori

Coffee Homemade Jams Sfogiatelle

Me & Vincenzo Villa Maria

Vincenzo Manzo of VILLA MARIA, Minor ITALY

Pacceri with Clams

My First lunch at Villa Maria

My Room at Villa Maria Minor Italy

Villa Maria

The LEMON GROVES

Salumeria DeMartino Anacapri

ME !

Having Lunch at Da Vincenzo Positano

Part of The DING ROOM at Da VINCENZO

POSITANO, ITALY

The MALFI COAST

SANTA MARIA ASUNTA

Took a picture of this Photo at Buca di Bacco

POSITANO

2018

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Grand View of Sorrento

Sunset

Walking to MARINA GRANDE

SORRENTO

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Marina Picolo

SORRENTO

My Lunch From Convent

Spaghetti with Mussels

Aperol Spritz

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SUNDAY SAUCE

ARTWORK 

Copyright DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE 2014

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The RAGU BOLOGNESE COOKBOOK

SECRET RECIPE For BOLOGNESE SAUCE

by DANNY BOLOGNESE

aka DANIEL BELLINO "Z"

ArtworkCopyright Daniel Bellino Zwicke 2015

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Sophia Loren

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GRANDMA BELLINO'S ITALIAN COOKBOOK

RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA

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Clemenza shows Micahel (AL PACINO) How to Make SUNDAY SAUCE

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POSITANO

The Magical town of POSITANO 

on The AMALFI COAST,  ITALY

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Positano

photo Copyright Daniel Bellino Zwicke 2015

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White Peaces

Part of My Lunch

CEFALU

The PANINO GUY

MERCATO

ORTIGIA

SIRACUSA 

SICILY

At The CATHEDRAL

PALERMO

SICILY

2017

ANTICA FOCACCERIA SAN FRANCESCO

PALERMO

SICILY

Piatto Misti

ANTICA FOCACCERIA San FRANCESCO

PALERMO

2017

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APEROL SPRITZ

at My Favorite BAR

Near the Antica Focacceria

PALERMO

2017

CEFALU

Walking to the BEACH

Summer 2017

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PANINO

CEFALU

A Day at The BEACH

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PALERMO

2017

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CHURCH in PALERMO

SICILY

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2017

TEMPLE of CONCORDIA

AGRIGIENTO

SICILY

2017

CHIESA PURGATORIO

"San LORENZO"

STATUE of LOVE

by Sculptor SERPOTTA

The Church has a complete series of The VIRTUES of LIFE

Scultpted by SERPOTTA

AGRIGIENTO

August 2017

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My APEROL SPRITZ

at Le SIRENUSE HOTEL

POISTANO

May 2018

AUNT HELEN and AUNT FRAN

UNCLE FRANK and UNCLE JIMMY

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LUNCH with CONTI CAPONI

VILLA CALCINAIA

GREVE

1996