by Andy Herbach (Author)
This guide offers the most complete Italian-language menu translator available, plus great restaurant picks for Venice. Menus written in a foreign language are confusing and filled with slang and idioms. Uccelli scappatti are skewered sausages grilled with sage, but the word means "escaped birds." Stinco is braised veal or pork shank. Nothing can make a trip more enjoyable and rewarding than being able to order a great meal without having an anxiety attack. This new edition of Eating & Drinking in Venice includes: - A great (and down-to-earth) restaurant guide - A comprehensive Italian-menu translator - Advice on restaurant etiquette - A short pronunciation guide - Opinions on everything food-related, from what to eat to where to get it...