Many of you ask when we are going to start a family, and prior
to our most recent trip, quite a few queried us about whether it might happen
in the beautiful country of Italy. Well,
you were right. Sort of.
We went to
Italy. And we returned pregnant…
…with food babies!
It is quite amazing, really, how good the food is and how
much of it you want to eat. Wine,
cheese, pasta, gelato, and—of course—pizza.
Glorious pizza. Everywhere.
Almost every day.
So much pizza that it made us want to revive the blog! So
here it is.
Back to those babies.
If you also want to be pregnant…with food babies, of course… you too
should visit Italy. We started in Rome,
saw the ancient ruins and delighted in a dish called pasta amatriciana in our
new favorite restaurant, Sofia
Ristorante. From there we took a day
trip to Pompeii. We obviously had to venture a little out of
the way to visit Naples, the birthplace of pizza, for pizza at L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele.
First trimester complete.
We moved on to Tuscany, where we stayed on a functioning
vineyard and winery, exploring the countryside famous for pecorino cheese and
excellent wines. We enjoyed a tasting
menu at Tuscany
Divine, where the owner “complimented” Kelly by saying she had “a good
fork” (Italian for “you’re a good eater”).
We could feel the food babies kicking.
Finally, we drove to Venice, navigating the streets of water
and the water bus system, taking in the beautiful sights of bridges and
gondolas. While in the city of seafood,
we indulged in the best steak meal at Al
Timon. Full. Term.
There was wine at each meal and gelato each day for
snack. There were pizza shops next to
pizza shops, and we tried to resist our temptation to sample them all. But we thought of you. And we did try them
all. Just for you.
That’s how we made our miracle food babies. And how you can create them, too.
(Sorry mom and dad. We know these aren’t the kinds of babies
you have been hoping for, but it’s a start…)
