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Italian RestaurantsA FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR FINE DINING AROUND CALITRIFOR THAT SPECIAL DAY OUT LA PERGOLALOCATION: 4 VIA FREDA, GESUALDO Lying in the shade of a famous castle, this is a restaurant that breathes a new breath of life into traditional-style cuisine. Delicious dishes include a sedano soup accompanied by fried codfish, sumptuous round bean and cabbage soup (minestra). Also recommended is the sumptuous "chicccirinella" egg with a fine ricotta cream or "cecatielli", polenta (corn-based spread), and ravioli pasta, all of which are great matches for the local vegetables and meat ingredients used at this restaurant. Amongst others is the unforgettable lamb cutlets cooked in a special hay oven that really adds character and taste to the meat.
OSTERIA DEL GALLO E DELLA VOLPELOCATION: PIAZZA D'UMBERTO, OSPEDALETTO D'ALPINOLO A restaurant that places its emphasis on simple cooking, local recipies and local produce. Meals will include different types of soups , pasta and meats. The good wine selection is mainly from the vineyards of the region.
MEGARONLOCATION: 11 VIA NEVIERA, PATERNOROLI The split from the past has taken place in this restaurant, which is now fully equipped with a function room and has experimental cooking methods available. This has largely been brought about by the return of Valentina, a wonderful young chef who learned to cook in France and brought back the secrets and the traditions of generations of master chefs. Recommended dishes include Tagliatelle, which are given a wonderful complexity by the "ravece" oil (a family recipe), set in a bed of spinach in a pumpkin basket, then cooked in moscato with glazed pear slices, as well as the beef cooked in the local, world-renowned Taurasi wine. In the room next to the dining hall lies a vinarium, for those who want to enjoy wine tasting. Also available are a selection of delicious local cheeses. The desserts are highly recommended. LA STALLA DELLA CAVEJALOCATION: VIA SANTISSIMA ANNUNZIATA 10, PIETRVAIRANO A unique dining experience. People living in the region travel from afar, attracted at the prospect of such dishes as pancotto (traditional boiled bread) and the restaurant's simple chicory soup. Indeed, the sole prospect of meeting the fantastic chef Bernardino Lombardo and tasting his amazing dishes is enough to make distance a mere detail to many people. It's difficult to resist the simplicity of the natural and genuine experience that is at the foundation of what is served up here. This authenticity also takes shape in the local produce which feel completely unadorned and fully natural - cheeses, eggs and vegetables that are unbelievably fresh and succulent. TABERNA VULGILOCATION: VIA CASINO 6, SANTE STEFANO DEL SOLE. Ten kilometres from Avellino. A great local style restaurant with a fantastic wine menu. Close to the motorway exit,. SERINOLOCATION: 119 VIA TERMINIO, SERINO The restaurant is surrounded by the greenery and the peace of the Monte Irpini. Typical local recipies and dishes are offered, particularly recommended are the antipasto O'Calabrisuotto for a tasty starter, the grilled local meats and the chestnut pastries for desert. Wonderful panoramic open place section for those dining in the summer. For those that can't bear to leave the sight, plenty of rest space in the thirty-six bedroom hotel with single rooms form 80 euro per person and double rooms from 98 euro. Modern services , with well equipped rooms and a swimming pool. DI PIETROLOCATION: CORSO ITALIA MELITO IRPINO, (42 km from Avellino) Comfortable, homely and pleasurable local restaurant that concentrates mostly on local cuisine. House specialities include dishes based on locally-grown vegetables, cheeses, soups and lamb. A must. Approx. 28 Euro per person LA FORESTALOCATION: 12 VIA TURCI, PIAZZA DI PANDOLIA, MONTORO INFERIORE (16 km from Avellino.) Pleasurable restaurant setting immersed in beautiful green gardens. Hotel and swimming pool. CERTOSA DI SAN GIACOMOLOCATION: 1 VIA NAZIONALE, LAURO (27km from Avellino.) Close to the centre of the town and surrounded by greenery, this restaurant is on the site of a medieval monastery dating back to 1197 with an adjoining church that dates from the Seventeenth Century. A prize location for a very special day out. Includes hotel and swimming pool. LA PENTOLA D'OROLOCATION: 25 VIA TORINO, LIONI (48km from Avellino) Renowned local restaurant, whose name is "the golden cooking pot" in Italian. The chef prepares local recipies from produce from the area of Alta Irpinia, coupling the fresh ingredients with local tradition. Pizzeria also on- site. LA PIGNATALOCATION: 7 VIALE DEI TIGLI, ARIANO IRPINO With such a talented chef as well-known Guglielmo Ventre, one can only but expect a great dining experience. This restaurant, located in the heart of Ariano, will fulfil these expectations and more. While the dining atmosphere is simple and low-key, there is a great sense of tradition and antiquity, with old furnishings and a rustic Berkel stove that fit in perfectly with the decor. When it comes to the kitchen, the quality of the food owes its origins to the organic local produce and the expertise of the chef, whose utter aim is to serve up delicious, mouth-watering dishes. VALLE VERDELOCATION: 112 VIA PIANODARDINE, ATRIPALDA (3 km from Avellino) "Valleverde" is, for everyone that knows it well, "Aunt Pasqualina's restuarant". It was she who began the enterprise by serving the guests bean soup when the restaurant only had a seating capacity of 10 people in the early days. During the middle of the last century, little actually disturbed this way of life and locals would come by often for a tasty meal. Now however, this local "osteria" places all its efforts on providing the best of food, using the great recipies of the current owners' great grandmother who gave life to the eatery. Such examples include a celery and potatoe soup, vegetables plucked straight from the restaurant's own garden and a delicious tagliatelle with wonderful and refreshing tomato sauces. One must also try the succulent lamb chops with potatoes. The wine list is selective and small, but the restaurant's own Aglianico-based Turasi red is a real must. It develops refinement and elegance after an ageing of four years after the bottling. Reservation essential. Approximately 30 euros per person. ANTICA TRATTORIA MARTELLALOCATION: 10 VIA CHIESA CONSERVATORIO, AVELLINO (57km from Naples or 38km from Salerno) The attraction of this local "trattoria" is based on local ingredients and recipies. Here you will find some real gems of traditional cooking that have been almost forgotten in the area. For example, fried "bucatini" spaghetti or grilled "gnoccheti" pasta. Amongst the main dishes we find "salsicce" (a delicious and tender local sausage) with pepperoni. The cod is also a must. To finish off, the guest must try a selection of local Irpinian cheeses and salami. Desert serves up a delicious slice of ricotta and chocolate crumble as well. The wine selection is quite adequate, and one is sure to find a selection of Aglianico-based reds and Fiano di Avellino for the whites. Prices start from 25 euros per person. TAVERNETTA MARINELLALOCATION: 1 VIA CORTONE, SAN MICHELE DI SERINO, (Avellino 9km, Napoli 63km.) This restaurant is located in an enchanting setting at the base of Mount Terminio. It is very rustic in style and easily accessible from Avellino. Appetizers include sumptuous green vegetables , turnip, potato, little pieces of cod, salami and cheeses. For the first course, you will find tagliatelle with nuts, and the choice of meats is more quite sufficient. From lamb cutlets cooked on the embers to "salsicce" sausage with cheese and mushrooms. The wine comes from local vineyards so expect the delicious and powerful Aglianico for reds and Fiano or Greco di Tuffa for whites. Deserts are delicious and home made. Approximately 30 euros per person. DON ALFONSOLOCATION: 11 CORSO SANT'AGATA, SANT'AGATA, (Naples 57km, Salerno 56km.) When one thinks of the relationship between the character of a chef and the quality of the food that he is capable of serving up, one must automatically think of Don Alfonso's head chef Alfonso Iaccarino. On the surface, he appears an introvert, while actually he is a man filled with a great passion . This passion finds expression in all of his dishes and recipies, which bear the all the hallmarks of real, genuine Mediterranean food. Often when these sort of passions flare, , it is easy to become too conscious of what we are trying to achieve and the risk is that the culinary experience becomes forced and false. Not so here - this is the genuine love and passion for culinary enjoyment. Included in the extensive menu are the following dishes. Pasta with a blue fish, pepperoncini (small pepperoni) and origano, meat ball cous cous with cinnamon, local fish with vanilla herb and black pepper prepared in a cherry sauce - a recipie in which the aged vinegar contrasts with the fresh cabbage and garlic sauce. Delicious baked sweet cakes and desserts to finish. The ice- cream is simple but divine, as exemplified by the reola nut, or apricot flower flavours. The choice of wine spans many borders, not just European but also Australia, Chile, California, New Zealand and South Africa. Also present are some of the very best local wines, which match up to the very best of the aforementioned countries.
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