Netflix: Season 2
Phil Rosenthal goes to Italy and the City of Canals to experience a gondola ride and to taste the amazing Italian food.
For Part 2: Somebody Feed Phil: Modena
Eats
1. Cantine del Vino Già Schiavi
30123 Venizia
A wine shop with floor to ceiling of bottles, as well as an owner who has been making chichetti for over 60 years. Chichetti are little bites of food on bread, almost like Spanish tapas.
Ordered: Assortment of Chichetti, including:
Primo il baccala (olive oil and cod)
Tuna with cacao
2. All'Arco
San Polo 436
30125 Venezia
Another small no-frills shop specializing in chichetti and tramezzini (small finger sandwiches), with traditional and gourmet takes on the classics.
Ordered: Assortment of Chichetti, including:
Codfish, Speck (smoked ham or salami), Salmon
Assortment of Tramezzini, including:
Grilled cheese with salami and eggplant
3. Boutique del Gelato
Salizzada San Lio
Castello 5727
30122 Venezia
Small shop in an alley serving Italy's favorite dessert - gelato.
Ordered: Chocolate, stracciatella, and blackberry gelato
4. Trattoria Vini Da Arturo
San Marco 3656
30124 Venezia
A popular place with Hollywood celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Barbara Streisand. Phil revists this trattoria from two years ago where he had an unforgettable pork chop. A small homey place with tons of history and incredible food.
Ordered: Breaded and fried pork chop with white vinegar
Eggplant in vinegar, onion, pine nuts, and grapes
Marinated sardines
Mushroom, potatoes, onion, sour cream
5. Torrefazione Cannaregio
Fondamenta dei Ormesini 2804
30121 Venezia
Small coffee roaster in Venice, which is the original home of coffee when it was first introduced to Italy
Ordered: Espresso
6. Ristorante Al Covo
Via Castello 3968
30122 Venezia
What Phil calls perhaps the best restaurant in Venice, is around a 10 minute walk from the Piazza San Marco. Serving fresh seafood and wonderful Italian food.
Ordered: Mix of boiled baby shrimp and mantis shrimp
Spider crab with pasta
Sole de la Gentile
Activities
1. Gondola Ride
A very tourist attraction, but a must-do if you visit Venice for the experience. Phil learns how to row on a gondola through the canals of the city.
2. Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco,
30100 Venezia
The heart of the city, St.Mark's square contains the famous St.Mark's Basilica and is a place for tourists to take photographs or to enjoy the restaurants and shops in the square and the many alleys leading to it.
3. Ponte di Rialto
Sestiere San Polo
30125 Venezia
Historic landmark of Venice, Rialto Bridge is the oldest spanning the Grand Canal and connects the districts of San Marco and San Polo. Restaurants and shops surround the area and along the Canal.
For Part 2: Somebody Feed Phil: Modena
