welcome to the city of Romeo and Juliet I'm in Verona Italy and in one of my
most favorite piazzas Piazza Bra right at the heart of the historic center
lined with cafes and with the most picturesque view of the Verona theatre
behind me welcome to Verona
Columba D'Oro is one of my favorite hotels to stay in Verona it's perfectly
located in the historic center right near Piazza Bra traditional Italian
rooms doesn't get better than that
if you're looking to do some shopping via Mazzini is the place to get your
shop on they have everything from specialty stores to luxury stores and
it's the perfect place to do some damage
well we are in my favorite store in Verona Italy Fazzini and this place has
been around for a very long time a hundred and twenty-five years to be
exact and I'm here with owner Marco who's going to show us everything and
anything you'd want to know about Fazzini Marco I love the store thank you very
much so tell me tell me about the store what
can people find when they come here oh it's possible to find all
the very special things for the house not the popular brand we look for the
very special product that the other people don't have but this is the this
is the chopping blade Wow Wow it's incredible
look at that it's either this or Prada or Fendi so 1130 but just a set of six
all the people that buy a special blade we sharpen more than they than the
condition of the blade when we receive it from from the company this is very
very important thank you for this Marco
and this is by far the most famous attraction in all of Verona Juliet's
balcony this tiny 14th century home is said to
be the setting for William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet there are a lot of
tourists but it does not disappoint
another area full of buzz in Verona is the market which you will find in Piazza
delle Erbe and when you come here you'll see t-shirts and souvenirs and food
which is why I'm here
the crema fritta is a local specialty here in the Veneto region and what it is
is basically fried cream or fried custard rolled in sugar and it's going
to be absolutely delight and you can only find it around Christmastime mmm
melt in your mouth thank you grazie bye-bye and one delicious and fun
place to come for lunch when you're here at the market is Osteria alla Torre where
the food is very tasty and the staff is even more flavorful it's a great spot
it's magical this is balsamic yes but always the
cream of the balsamic it is a classico
very classic cream okay Wow very good
cheese so it's thicker yes for cheese for steak excellent ah that's thick
okay a little salt okay great Wow that's pretty thick
very syrupy it's delicious like a reduced balsamic very creamy the bread
is fabulous Wow beautiful oh wow look at that boy that's
focaccia it's a piece of the pizza with olive oil and rosemary and in Germany called pizza brot, it's a pizza bread really for me it's good because little warm and you have the olive oil the olive oil Wow Wow grazie a look at this
focaccia pizza bread this is the base of the pizza without all the sauce and
schmooze on top this looks awesome the crust is crackly and falling apart
crunchy beautifully toasted here with the semolina flour dusted it all over and
then of course some olive oil on top YUM we're going right in and then of course
another one of my faves the Affettati Misti which is the mixed
meat platter with a little Giardiniera on top this is what you do when you come
to the Verona market here in Piazza delle Erbe you sit you people watch you
eat you have a drink and you just enjoy this city for what it is
mmm favorite bread so far incredible this is so delicious look at the crust
beautiful semolina dusted the top sprinkled with some fresh herbs dusted
with some olive oil and this thing is crispy crunchy goodness mmm if you
thought this couldn't get any better throw a slice of mortadella on it and
you have perfection the perfect combination of buttery
deliciousness on top of a crispy crunchy focaccia
I'm good so two things that the Veneto region is famous for is Amarone wine
and risotto so put it together and you have risotto all'Amarone which is what
I'm having for lunch today here at Osteria alla Torre and it looks fabulous
the risotto is a beautiful purple color from the wine from the Amarone with some
grated Parmesan cheese on top and then of course the perfectly cooked risotto
but make sure you put your order in for risotto early
there is no rushing this dish it takes fifty minutes and it's worth every one
of them
mmm it's buttery creamy risotto flavored with the Amarone wine and the salty
bitey Parmesan cheese on top piping hot it's really delicious mmm
and for a sweet ending to the perfect lunch a little limoncello and my
favorite tiramisu and this is my kind of tiramisu why because it is loaded with
the cream and it looks awesome dusted with cocoa powder on top mmm that cocoa
powder gets you right away the cream melts in your mouth the sponge cake
moist with a little bit of the alcohol there the coffee liqueur Kahlua awesome
ah the boss hi Bongiorno I'm Mark Felice nice to meet you nice to meet you excellent
Ristorante excellent this is my second time here yeah excellent special Italian food
delicioso tiramisu the risotto all'Amarone lasagna no no lasagna but Affettati Misti
excellent grazie
the oldest bridge in Verona is Ponte Pietra which was built by the Romans in
100 BC it crosses the Adige River and is a landmark you absolutely have to check
out when you come to Verona