A recent dining experience out with my love happened to be the
far worst service I have ever experienced in a restaurant. I dine out quite a bit and have an understanding
that not always things go as planned, mistakes are made, and after all, we are
all human; but this evening took top prize in poor service. It sadly left us
with no other option at the end of our meal, to pull the manager aside to have
a kind, but very candid conversation. It concerns me that other people can have
similar experiences as the one I had that evening. Nonetheless, I am reminded of all the good
times, and I am grateful for the, oh, so many amazing dining experience I have
been blessed with. When I think about the most memorable meals I personally
have many, but there are just a few experiences that rank above the rest. Here are my top 4 most exquisite and best
dining experiences.
Number 4
Florence, Italy:
To be honest, I do not remember the name of the restaurant,
the street it was on, or the name of our charming waiter, but this will forever
be a moment of restaurant joy for me. I
was traveling with a group of students from culinary school. A few girls and I decided to venture out for late
dinner one evening. It was the very
first time I had ever ate real gnocchi; the homemade potato dumplings, not the
packaged dense glue balls that we can buy at our grocery store. It was presented in a simple marinara sauce
with fresh basil and Parmesan. These
little heavenly pillows of potato melted away like butter on my tongue. I reminisce of these pure simple flavors now
although it was several years ago. Not
only was the food superb, clean, fresh and simple, it was accompanied by the
charm of our, not one, but three handsome dark haired Italian waiters. As a table of 6 young American girls, we caught
their attention. After dessert, we all
left with a stunning red rose, a humble gift from our very attentive servers.
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