It's time for another Italy Photohunt!

Here are the guidelines: You select one of your own photos to post that in some way utilizes the topic. Use the topic as a concrete prompt, or find a novel approach. Each person, just one post/photo per thread topic, (or two if you must)please. Photos should be resized to be no wider than 600 pixels. Too-large photos slow down the loading of the thread, and will be deleted. Read about how to post a photo in a thread, here. If you have an idea for a photo hunt topic, contact one of the Mods to offer the suggestion instead of beginning another thread.

Posting photos in the thread gives your permission for SlowTrav to eventually move the photos over to Photohunt albums in the SlowPhotos Galleries.
This week's prompt is "Lunchtime."

You're encouraged to describe your photo--where you shot it, details of what you were doing or what was going on, etc.

We were I was in Manarola, Cinque Terre enjoying all the wonderful food. I was enjoying it so much I forgot to take pictures. When I did remember it was almost gone. BUT it was so good.

Lunch on the beach on Isola Palmaria, a short boat ride from Portovenere. This was in mid-October, and it was warm enough that after lunch, we went for a swim.

The wonderful appetizer at Cantinetta Rignana

I always smile when I remember this lunch in Spoleto. The waiter was quite a character and made a big production out of presenting the primi course to my friend Mark. When he lifted the cover, it was a miniscule portion that made us all laugh. I can't recall the name of the restaurant but it's the only one with an outside terrace with a beautiful view of the Duomo. The food was excellent and as you might imagine the service was very friendly.

Here is the "normal" size portion of this wonderful pasta dish.

Antipasto at Cumpa Cosimo in Ravello (May, 2006):

Family Lunch in Campobasso

Lunch in my Florence apartment on via Cavour...it was a family lunch and we each brought something to the table! So delicious.

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like 'What about lunch?'” ~ Winnie the Pooh
Brenda

Ladies in after-lunchtime shade, Pitigliano.

Lunch at my apartment in Rome, just after the cooking class I took with Maureen Fant.
Frigitelli fresh from the Testaccio Market, one of those neat, hard crackers from the neighborhood bakery, freshly grated cheese, and a pear to finish.

DMae

Sunlight on chestnut honey helped make this simple, late lunch memorable in Monterchi.

I'm really getting hungry!!

The beginning of a jet-lagged but happy first lunch in Venice this past December at Vecio Fritolin. The house prosecco came in this cute little pitcher with a fish on it.

This is a different take on Lunchtime. As we were looking for a place to have lunch in Assisi, we passed these two walking up from the Basilica (we like to imagine they were calling home on the cell phone one was passing to the other to say they were on the way for pranzo). Everybody's gotta eat...

The adjacent table at Latte di Luna in Pienza.

Great photo April2Cats. I see 2 men (one very good looking man there on the right)
but I see 5 feet.

I'm also hungry looking at everyone's fabulous photos. Joseph, your photo is perfect!

Pokey

Lunchtime on the Appian Way.

quote:

Originally posted by Candi:
Lunchtime on the Appian Way.

Ok with photo this time.

Here's a refrigerated case ready for the lunch crowd in Venice...

Here's a close-up of the display out front of Taverna del Ghetto in Rome. BJinNM

Our travel mascots prepare to enjoy lunch before the women's downhill skiing at Torino 2006.

Whoo hoo, BJinMN;
The Taverna is high on my list of places to take Scott when we are in Rome next month. I just showed the picture to his study group, and they were, "Awesome, man!" We are so excited to be going together to my dream city.

DMae

Lunch in Pienza:

Best fried artichokes we had in Rome, and we tried several!! All good but these were the best ever!! I dream of them sometimes! Enjoy your visit. BJinNM

Lunch at Lido dei Faro restaurant and beach establishment. Anacapri. Hard to decide which is better the food or the view.

One of my favourite lunches every year is the first one on the roof terrace of our little Ostuni house, at our Easter visit. We leave a cool and grey England, and arrive in a brilliantly sunny Puglia: a real boost to the spirits.

Here's our typical lunch menu: a bowl of pasta (this looks like aglio olio e peperoncino) followed by some crudo (still in its supermarket bag), mozzarella, salad, and a jug of Primitivo. Simple pleasures!

Jonathan

Our first lunch in Torino at La Fila di Saba Salvatore on Piazza Carignano. The food was delicious and the owners very kind and friendly.

Antipasto lunch at a restaurant in Montefalco.

Laurie

Seafood risotto for lunch at Il paradiso very close to Rialto Bridge, this was the best meal we had in our 4 day stay in Venice.

Pokey, you're right! There are 5 sandaled feet, but, over a year later, I only remember 2 brothers. Good one on you!

Our seafood lunch one brilliant Sunday afternoon in Positano last summer -

Dear Amy, Idea for Photohunt, Pictures of Recent Treasures brought home from Italy.
Regards,
Gina

seafood Antipasto in the little central piazza in Sirolo, Le Marche.

quote:

Originally posted by DMae:
Lunch at my apartment in Rome, just after the cooking class I took with Maureen Fant.
Frigitelli fresh from the Testaccio Market, one of those neat, hard crackers from the neighborhood bakery, freshly grated cheese, and a pear to finish.

DMae

Don't forget the wonderful Amorone! The Best!
Love the photo!

Cin, Cin
St.Monica

Here is a different take on lunch - the aftermath!

Lunch in the village of Isola di Gran Sasso, Teramo at the Insula Ristorante which is part of a hotel. October 7, 2004

1° piatto: Lasagnola in sugo di funghi & gnocchi in a white pumpkin sauce with herbs
2° piatto: Stuffed veal shoulder and stuffed chicken (marisa) with potatoes and salad. Vini:Montepulciano D'Abruzzo and Trebbiano D'Abruzzo
Dolce:Caffè and Pizza Dolci (sponge cake doused in archeme with cream).

Can you blame us?

avvocato,

I love this picture! No words are needed.

Denise

quote:

Originally posted by avvocato:
Here is a different take on lunch - the aftermath!

Lunch in the village of Isola di Gran Sasso, Teramo at the Insula Ristorante which is part of a hotel. October 7, 2004

1° piatto: Lasagnola in sugo di funghi & gnocchi in a white pumpkin sauce with herbs
2° piatto: Stuffed veal shoulder and stuffed chicken (marisa) with potatoes and salad. Vini:Montepulciano D'Abruzzo and Trebbiano D'Abruzzo
Dolce:Caffè and Pizza Dolci (sponge cake doused in archeme with cream).

Can you blame us?

I must be doing something wrong...this picture is worth a thousand zzzzzzz's I love it! I love Italy! St. Monica

quote:

Originally posted by April2Cats:
This is a different take on Lunchtime. As we were looking for a place to have lunch in Assisi, we passed these two walking up from the Basilica (we like to imagine they were calling home on the cell phone one was passing to the other to say they were on the way for pranzo). Everybody's gotta eat...

It is a small world... the priest on the left presided as we renewed our wedding vows in 2006 in Assisi...It is indeed a small world.

Peace,
St. Monica

This is a photo of my husband, son, and mother in law munching on some yummy pizza in San Gimignano.

My husband is a great cook and his daughter is a professor at the French Culinary Institute in NY. Our apartment was a stone's throw from the central market in Florence, where the two of them ran amok daily!!

Whenever people ask about the advantages of renting apartments (versus hotel stays) someone should post the above picture.

jan

After walking to the top of La Rocca in Cefalu, Sicily, we enjoyed a simple lunch in our apartment, put together from the local supermercato and the frutta e verdura across the street (the wild strawberries). Being Aussies, the obligatory tube of vegemite was an added bonus. The beer was very refreshing after the walk.

tropea, actually just prior to grilling lunch. she, whose name must not be spoken, was eating veggies faster than i could chop.

Lunch at Montecatini Alto on Sunday.

Lunch at "The Mall", designer outlets near Florence.

How's this for a fast lunch? This Italian version of "Domino's Delivers" was found on a side street in Viareggio.

I couldn't pick among these two.
The first one: Sara, Matteo, Francesca, Gaia and Anna on a summer lunch in Summer 2005 in Cupra Marittima, in Marche.

This is Francesca, Sara and Anna, tired to wait for me to have lunch.
They just went to the pizza place and bought some pizzas and coke, and ate it on the steps of my store.
How cool is that!

My husband, John, enjoying lunch on the lake in Bellagio.

Sharon J.