derek
Grey Eminence
It strikes me how completely clueless Italians are about cuisine, however. It's so ironic that being such great chefs, they're completely blind to anything that doesn't start with a P and end in an A.
Never, never, EVER EEEEVVVVAAAARRRR go out to eat in a foreign country with Italian people. You will kill them before the night is over.
I know this. During my time in Rome my buddy, Claudio, and I jaunted up to Germany with a few Italians for a little while, they did nothing but complain about the food.