The Redentore Festival In 1575 Italy was hit by a terrible plague epidemic that lasted for two years and made 50.000 victims. If you carefully look at Venetian architectures and at the urban structure, you will surely notice that Venetians are extremely religious people. Redentore (Redeemer) is the name of a basilica designed by Andrea […]
Typical of Burano island, the “bussolà” (also called buranelli) take their name from the word “busa”, which in Venetian dialect means “hole”. The dialectal word “buranei” was later added to underline their origin. The origin of the bussolai biscuits The story goes that, once upon a time, a famous Venetian restaurateur asked the local baker […]
Cantina Do Spade is one of the ancient taverns in Venice. Located in Calle delle Spade at S. Matteo di Rialto, it is an emblem of a city rich in history and full of stories, that sometimes turn into such poetic legends that they mix perfectly with the truth. This is what happened with the […]
Bigoli are a traditional fresh pasta of Veneto region, prepared only with soft wheat flour, very little water and salt. They are prepared with a specific pasta press called “bigolaro”. Legend has it, this machine was created in 1604 by a pasta maker from Padua that earned him a patent from the City Council of […]
As in any bacaro worth of this name, in our Cantina you can taste great regional wines, together with delicious cicchetti tupical of our culinary tradition, such as sardines in saor, creamed codfish, Venetian style liver, but also fried mozzarella sandwich, fried meatballs, cuttlefish, squids… A way to delight your palate, taking a step back in time but […]
Legend has it that in ancient times the wine was served by street vendors in San Marco Square. They used to follow the shadow of the bell tower, in order to keep the wine cool. Hence the use of the word “ombra” (“shadow” in Venetian dialect) to name a glass of wine. The social meaning […]