As frequent readers of this blog are well aware, me and Mathilde are rather avid fans of Italy. One of the reasons I love about Italy is the food. It’s different from French cuisine – Italian tends to be less sophisticated than French food, but in this case, simple does not equal bad.
One of our favourite restaurants in Italy is Il Giardino, in the picturesque village of Vallebona, just after Ventimiglia in Liguria (so just an hour’s drive from Cagnes). It’s a rather simple place, without any fancy interior design, but damn is the food good there. The concept is rather simple: you show up, pay 30 euros, and eat and drink for about 3 hours. 11 antipasti, 4 plates of pasta, 3 plates of different meats, and up to three desserts should ensure you don’t leave the place hungry ;-). It’s a bit like grand mum’s food; simple, unsophisticated, but VERY tasty.
This time around, we went with Mikko, Marianne and Naim. I think it’s fair to say that everybody very much enjoyed the experience (even Naim, who unfortunately couldn’t try all the dishes since rather a few of them contained pork – but he actually seemed a bit relieved about that). I think it’s also fair to say we shall certainly be back – perhaps with Aki and Henna next time(who had to give is a miss this time) ?
We finished off our Italian afternoon with some grocery shopping in Latte, just on the Italian side of the border. Good opportunity to stock up on the prosciutto, formaggio and wines, among other things… And of course, Christmas is approaching, so we naturally purchased a panettone!
One of our favourite restaurants in Italy is Il Giardino, in the picturesque village of Vallebona, just after Ventimiglia in Liguria (so just an hour’s drive from Cagnes). It’s a rather simple place, without any fancy interior design, but damn is the food good there. The concept is rather simple: you show up, pay 30 euros, and eat and drink for about 3 hours. 11 antipasti, 4 plates of pasta, 3 plates of different meats, and up to three desserts should ensure you don’t leave the place hungry ;-). It’s a bit like grand mum’s food; simple, unsophisticated, but VERY tasty. 
This time around, we went with Mikko, Marianne and Naim. I think it’s fair to say that everybody very much enjoyed the experience (even Naim, who unfortunately couldn’t try all the dishes since rather a few of them contained pork – but he actually seemed a bit relieved about that). I think it’s also fair to say we shall certainly be back – perhaps with Aki and Henna next time(who had to give is a miss this time) ?We finished off our Italian afternoon with some grocery shopping in Latte, just on the Italian side of the border. Good opportunity to stock up on the prosciutto, formaggio and wines, among other things… And of course, Christmas is approaching, so we naturally purchased a panettone!
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