Not too long ago the menus were also handmade…

“There is a menu, but Signora Miriam doesn’t bother much with it. She talks to you, looks at you, and then decides what you should have: I must be too thin, because she sent out the culatello, her rich pumpkin tortelli, a baked pasta (pasticcio di maccheroni with a sweet crunchy crust), roast veal with mustard and a piece of plum tart. It was fabulous, but I couldn’t finish it all. And although the signora was clearly displeased by that, she still – as she does with most of the customers – gave me a big kiss goodbye.”

From “The Italy We Love”