{"id":323,"date":"2013-11-17T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T22:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/?p=323"},"modified":"2013-11-17T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T22:30:48","slug":"vorrei-tavolo-per-un-favore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/2013\/11\/vorrei-tavolo-per-un-favore\/","title":{"rendered":"Vorrei tavolo per un favore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Solo in Roma for Pranzo (lunch). \u00a0It was raining and I debated about grabbing a panino or finding a \u00a0a small and cozy place to tuck in for a nice long lunch. \u00a0I sat across the street earlier having a cappuccino with one of my valued vendors and spotted the perfect spot\u2026Armando al Pantheon just minutes from my hotel. \u00a0I strolled across Piazza della Rotunda under my umbrella and upon being \u00a0greeted I said, &#8220;Vorrei tavolo per un favore&#8221;. \u00a0The place was a full and bustling little place with only room for maybe 35 patrons and luckily one empty table in the middle. A perfect spot\u2026family run with 3 generations from the kitchen to the waiters. \u00a0 After hearing about the specials I knew my rainy day was being transformed into an engaging experience. \u00a0Being alone I had the opportunity to observe the waiters interacting with their customers sharing their recommendations with enthusiasm and pride and seeing the satisfaction on the faces of their customers as they took their first bite. \u00a0I was delighted to see one of my favorite wines on the menu from Tenuta Valdipiatta in the Tuscany region I would be visiting in a few days and ordered a half bottle. \u00a0I struck up a conversation with the table of 4 next to me, a delightful couple traveling with their 2 adult daughters. They had visited the restaurant \u00a02 or 3 times, and happily recommended several dishes. \u00a0Suddenly I wasn&#8217;t alone but part of an Italian scene talking about food, wine and our mutual love of all things Italian. \u00a0Waiters were attentive and kind checking in to be sure all was &#8220;buono&#8221;. This is what I so love about Italy, engage and you will be welcomed and given an experience of a lifetime. Soon to return!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-112.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-335\" title=\"Solo lunch in Roma\" src=\"http:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-112-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Armando al Pantheon\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-112-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-112.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cosy restaurant serving local regional dishes and seasonal specialties.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324\" title=\"Image 13\" src=\"http:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-13-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-13-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-13.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steamed Artichoke drizzled with extra virgin olive oil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-325\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-325\" title=\"Image 14\" src=\"http:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-14-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-14-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Image-14.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eggplant with ricotta &amp; basil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solo in Roma for Pranzo (lunch). \u00a0It was raining and I debated about grabbing a panino or finding a \u00a0a small and cozy place to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337,"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323\/revisions\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designingitaly.com\/italian-travel-specialist\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}