June 16th, 2008 | Food Porn, Travel | 12 Comments
The best Spaghetti alle Vongole I have ever tasted in my life!
Spaghetti alle Vongole is a very popular pasta dish in Italy and can be found in most restaurants serving Italian or Mediterranean fares.
Savored at the L’Incontro Bar and Restaurant in Hotel Savoy–one of the best and most refined ristorante in Firenze (Florence), Italy.
Seafood is exceedingly expensive in Sydney–think $150/kg lobster sashimi (average 5-7 kg per lobster, so do your math), $88/kg mud crab, and $48/kg clams or “pippies.”
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OUCH!
I’m not moving to Sydney anytime soon, regardless how nice and how much closer it is to Malaysia.
(Edited: I just came back from the Sydney Fish Market today and have a…
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