As an American who lived in Italy for 3 years, the food of Italy spoils you. It is wonderfully fresh, largely farm to table, seasonal and simply amazing. American chain restaurants are everything opposite. Their supplies come from the same suppliers, their sauces are canned or vacuum sealed in plastic, and their meats are frozen and often precooked. Just say no to chain restaurant foods. Seek out family places, out of the way and quaintly unique. Ciao!

@katelynfe

21 күн бұрын

I refuse to eat at chains lol

Caesar salad originated in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico of all places. The inventor Caesar Cardini was a Mexican-Italian who had a chain of restaurants. Most American versions skimp on the ingredients like eggs and loads of fresh Par because of cost.

@JAG214

Жыл бұрын

This guy knows his stuff or google it before posting this information

@GaelinW

Жыл бұрын

Right. I was trying to remember where it was first made. I knew it wasn't supposed to be "Italian". Like Buffalo wings, it was a dish thrown together from what was in the kitchen.

@hermitwatcher8997

10 ай бұрын

Lol so the Caesar salad is actually Mexican. That’s funny

@jamespohl-md2eq

4 ай бұрын

Of all places? Someone doesn’t know their history. And Cardini wasn’t Mexican.

@kevinreese9026

2 ай бұрын

He was Italian not mixed.

I loved how Alessio tried the pasta, shook his head, and then he said " I want more salad" haha! very kind!!

@pianocat5955

Жыл бұрын

If the restaurant cooked it true aldente, they would get many more complaints. Most Americans are not used to eating aldente, and prefer pasta more cooked, as the time on the box will always cook it more than aldente even at the lower number.

@James-FL

Жыл бұрын

@@pianocat5955 I agree with you, I do not enjoy al dente pasta. 😜

@marcocarlson1693

Жыл бұрын

@@pianocat5955 What you say is true about how most Americans like pasta cooked more. I am not endorsing it nor saying it's wrong. It's to taste, etc. But I also completely understand his complaint.

@N1120A

2 ай бұрын

​@@pianocat5955most Americans who eat properly cooked pasta end up loving it.

Watching the look on his face as he forces down the "Italian" cuisine in priceless. He definitely needs to open an authentic Italian restaurant!!!

you guys REALLLLLY need to do a collab with sarah and carlo as well as pasta grammar. if you guys all got together at once, my mind would be blown!!!

@AckeeandSaltfish

2 ай бұрын

I agreee! And I want Carlo and Alessio to go to Little Italy in the Bronx together!

I know people can act different on camera but damn why cant i find a woman like Jessi? A great positive personality and a wonderful smile.

@Cnadia07

Жыл бұрын

How do you know how she is day to day😅

@liamn.3876

Жыл бұрын

@@Cnadia07 Never said I did know???? 🤣

@Jcs57

2 ай бұрын

Check in the unicorn section you can usually find them there.

@liamn.3876

2 ай бұрын

@@Jcs57 🤣🤣

Much love to you both. Truly look forward to your videos.

So the story behind Caesar salad is that it was it wasn't actually named after Julius Caesar, contrary to popular belief. It was invented by Italian chef Caesar Cardini (he’s originally from northern Italy...yes, a legit Italian created it) at a restaurant in TIJUANA, MEXICO! He moved there from California to avoid Prohibition, and he created the salad while living there in July 1924! According to his daughter, Rose Cardini, the restaurant was overrun with American customers. Short on ingredients in the kitchen, her father assembled what was left: lettuce stalks, olive oil, raw egg, parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and other leftovers Don’t like a sweet sauce? Well then, I hope when you go to California, you try Jollibee, a Filipino fast-food chain with burgers, spaghetti, and fried chicken! It was created as the Filipino version of McDonald's, but BETTER! Filipino spaghetti has pieces of hot dogs, but their sauce is sweet because it has BANANA ketchup…yes, banana with spices dyed red. But I believe you’ll love their fried chicken.

@DomoniqueMusiclover

Жыл бұрын

Interesting

@sohrabyassan7535

Жыл бұрын

I actually came to comment this very comment. Caesar Salad is technically a MEXICAN salad, of Italian Creole origins. And before anyone comes jumping on me for the description of Creole, I’m using “Creole” in the expatriated European sense.

@skylershank9309

Жыл бұрын

The caesar salad also included crushed anchovies.

@AverytheCubanAmerican

Жыл бұрын

@@skylershank9309 right, it was a mix of leftovers

@-EchoesIntoEternity-

Жыл бұрын

Jollibees isnt exclusive to California, and its highly overrated lol. there are closer Jollibee locations to where they live.

I really respect you guys for making this decision to stop rating American chain restaurants. I truly love your channel!

@ThePasinis

Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille Cara❤️ see you next week with Paris

@high62609

Жыл бұрын

It's just like unless you're in a place where immigrants are making the food from Chinese to Mexican food is going to be made for American general palate and not what those original people in their own countries would make for themselves...

@jules3048

Жыл бұрын

@@high62609 so true! And I really wish it wasn’t that way. It’s the same here in Canada. I understand it but wish it didn’t need to b that way…

@kurtvanderweg9147

Жыл бұрын

Rating the chain restaurants was helpful to consumers. Many chain restaurants serve poor tasting, textured, and/or unhealthy food. If reviews hurt their business then it is the responsibility of the restaurant to upgrade the menu.

@willardroad

Жыл бұрын

100% agree... better to do the POSITIVE content. It's more fun to watch you eat, drink, and shop for things you actually like. I follow you for what's good... because most of us can already figure out what's not good. Keep up the good work! Show us the good stuff!

At some point, you have to realize that while the inspiration for many of the elements are from Italian traditions, in the end it's just about what tastes good. "Traditional" is not the same as "best". Kudos to the both of you for not being totally hidebound.

@zeroThreeSixHD

3 ай бұрын

Never heard of "hidebound" very cool word

@joemanganese

2 ай бұрын

Living in Italy, I can tell you there are good reasons why most of that "menu" is not "traditional", You will not ever ever find a dish of pasta with the chicken, and you don't find anything called Fettuccine alfredo. It's not that you cannot put meatballs on spaghetti, anything goes when you're hungry. At home. Alone. If you don't know how to cook. IN a restaurant, forget it.

I enjoy when you both cook! Do you have a homemade lasagna that you both really love to make at home? You should both make one and show on here!

@LeaSonnenscheinTrier

Жыл бұрын

They didn't filmed making a lasagna yet - but they have a video about making a really good ragú alla bolognese (great for making lasagna) I think you have to look for the playlist Alessio in the kitchen or something similar.

@Ameslan1

Жыл бұрын

@@LeaSonnenscheinTrier Yes I remember the bolognese one. Thank you!

Hello Jessi & Alessio! Enjoyable video, as usual! Yes please! Would like a review of Maggiano’s!

I am not Italian, but I love Italian food! I hate the chain restaurants! Once you have had authenic ( my sister in law ) is Italian and her food is excellent! I have learned a lot from her and when I want good italian, I cook it myself.

@vincebelmonte7710

Жыл бұрын

I'M Italian, you will never see an Italian eating pasta in chain rest, only pizza

@AnOriginalYouTuber

Жыл бұрын

Pasta with a fresh pesto made into a cream sauce.

@sagittarius420cheefie

Жыл бұрын

Depends on where you go. For instance when I went to Italy, Naples.....I believe it was Naples, had the best pizza compared to other places.

As an person who on his mom’s side came from what is now called the Trentino I find this so interesting. Each region in Italy has it’s own characteristics for food. I view the American version of Italian cuisine as another region.

@MrJeffcoley1

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for that comment! I always get a kick out of reaction videos where Italians call out Italian Americans calling their version "authentic." Of course - there are many regional styles, and Italian American food is a mishmash of various Italian regional styles adapted to what's available In America. Bravo, recognizing it as its own region.

@MoMoMyPup10

2 ай бұрын

It's also a matter of what your palate is used to. Any variation can be a 'no bueno' to someone who grew up on a certain diet -- it's not like there's only one right way to make Italian. It's just a preference for your palate.

My Italian family was from near Naples so we ate much more seafood at family events in my childhood but I love watching your videos! The watery sauce had me rolling!!! My grandmother would cook sauce all day.. it was never watery!

@scottmcgill2133

3 ай бұрын

The water came from the pasta not being drained properly, not from the sauce.

I couldn't help but laugh at your reactions to the food. You're both so transparent, I could tell how much you didn't enjoy it just from the first bite 😂

in Montreal, italian restaurants serve the olive oil and balsamic with a head of roasted garlic. It's really good when you slather the soft garlic on the bread then dip in the vinaigrette.

@67claudius

Жыл бұрын

No restaurant in italy serves anything like this

@gabrielesantucci6189

3 ай бұрын

I don't understand why in america you think that in Italy we eat so much garlic! We only use a little and not in only recipes, !!! PS. There Is not garlic bread...an italian/american invention, i think! 👍😉🇮🇹

@andhisband

3 ай бұрын

I don't know where these two are, but the BdiB in San Diego stopped serving bread like that years ago. My favorite waiter, though, knows I like it and always brings me the oil and balsamic even though they replaced the bread with something like a telera roll. It must be something about the supplier in this area.

I was traveling in South Carolina once and was desperate for food and needed a veggie option, so I ended up at Buca di Beppo as well and I had the exact same thoughts as Alessio :D this just took me back seriously.. I mean it wasn't terrible, it was okay and served its purpose but I was also soo full after really not that much food and I also took leftovers with me lol. I'm Swiss by the way and cook Italian-inspired food multiple times a week :)

Love them playing Aretha and the Righteous Brothers in the background. Brings back memories from my youth.

Phil Roberts founded Buca di Beppo in 1993 as an imitation of northeastern Italian-American family restaurants. Not Italian, Roberts wanted his restaurant's stereotypical depiction of Italian-American culture to be "intentionally in bad taste, but good-natured bad taste". He hired chef Vittorio Renda (from Milan) and Roberts's architect son decorated the restaurant with Italians' family photographs from flea markets. In 1996, a new CEO, Joseph Micatrotto, brought less exaggerated cultural depictions, based on his family's history, to the chain as it prepared to go public. The first restaurant, named Buca Little Italy, was opened in the basement level of a Minneapolis apartment building in 1993 by Twin Cities restaurant company Parasole Restaurant Holdings. Five years later, it was spun off and renamed Buca di Beppo. By 1999, there were 20 locations when Buca, Inc. began trading on NASDAQ. Planet Hollywood would buy them in 2008

I'm petitioning for you to travel to different locations to try the best foods from different regions.

I’ve never had Italian food that I didn’t like. Chains, dives, holes in the wall, all great. Feel the same about pizza.

@Whoopdido777

Жыл бұрын

I kinda feel that way too. Obviously I’ve had ranges of both Italian food, like pasta for example and pizza from like 1-10, where 10 is outstanding, but 1 is still pretty good. I can’t say the same thing about a food like steak. I love a good steak. It’s one of my favorite meals, but I’ve eaten some horrible steaks in my life. There were a couple that I honestly couldn’t even finish.

I've been to Italy and yes,the chains here will never compare! I'm Greek and sometimes it's hard to find authentic restaurants(there are some) in my city that are true Greek..most of them are American Greek..serve burgers, along with the Gyros, etc..type of thing..luv sent your way from Charlotte NC ❤

So proud of Jessi's character development. Alessio really did train her tastebuds on italian food after marrying her 😂

@greglist2991

Жыл бұрын

Caesar salad wasn’t named after the Caesars of Ancient Rome. It was invented in Mexico? 😂 So Italian going to Italian chain restaurant in America getting a Mexican dish 🤷‍♂️

@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783

Жыл бұрын

@@greglist2991 created by an Italian (in Mexico).

I love the traditional Italian music in the background!

@AbsitInvidea

Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there. Of course, in this restaurant or a Mexican Food one, the ambiance is always greatly helped with matching music. Same with Chinese, Japanese, Thai or East Indian food. Nevertheless, that blend of sixties and seventies music was welcome to me since I'm a Boomer. I'm glad I can still enjoy American Style Ethnic Restaurants since I have not traveled much. I take it restaurant by restaurant.

I'm like yinz. But the guys at work love these kinda places. I talked them into something different for our last company zoom. It's a little, & I mean little place that has seating for 20 & that's it. She makes everything fresh, no exceptions or substitutions. It was light, fresh tasting, pasta done perfectly & great valve w proper portions. I actually ate it w no curled lip. The one guy said she was hard to understand when he picked up food. She told him it will be a few more minutes because she had to grate the cheese. I got a little misty.

@vr548218

4 ай бұрын

These reviews of franchise restaurants are ridiculous. Why don't they go to the small mom n pop restaurants and stop making it seem like American food isn't any good.

I like that Alessio doesn't trash our "American/Italian" version. I'm from Indiana and I understand that it isn't authentic, but I dare him to take me to an Italian restaurant doing an American take on American foods. I subscribed because of it. Some understanding of others take of how other countries see their food, goes a long way! I like his opinion though!! I like the fact that he said his opinion with respect. I plan on watching A LOT more because of this!! You have to keep the content positive, and if you do so, I honestly think your 293,000 viewers will double. I just found you today and I have been watching food reviews for a decade (I am 50 in July.) Please trust me on this.

@jackiechan2500

Жыл бұрын

Show how much you know... Went to a pizza place it Italy and it was pretty good

@BjAn

2 ай бұрын

what can you really do with a hotdog

@paullawson2830

2 ай бұрын

THAT'S your response? @@jackiechan2500

Its not just America. Any country with another country's food puts their own twist on it. For instance McDonald's, burger King, Wendy's all have different food at restaurants in other countries that America's would say that isn't American

I vote for trying local and regional foods. The US has so many wonderful and/or unusual foods specific to an area-there will be lots to try and no need to compare to Italy, when of course, we can't come close.

Great to see the Italian taste some authentic American-Italian cuisine. Seems like he left with a full stomach and a smile on his viso!

Grew up in 1st/2nd generation Italian-American family in the NYC area and know good Italian food. Italian chain restaurants in the US are mostly a caricature of what people that don't know any body think it should be. Usually, the sauces are overly sweet and too garlicky. I've eaten at Buca several times... mostly because my daughter likes it and asks for it on her birthday and we now live in North Carolina, so the options are slim... but I've never thought very highly of it and would never miss it if I never went back again. Haven't been to an Olive Garden in probably 40 years. There weren't any in the NYC suburbs where I grew up... I think the one and only time I went was on a business trip to Florence SC in the early '80s. The locals thought it was absolutely wonderful "Eye-talian" food, while I thought I was going to die from eating it. The only other chain Italian restaurant I've been to was Carabbas... not saying much, but it definitely was the best in comparison to Buca or Olive Garden. Great locally-owned Italian restaurants were so easy to come by in the NY/NJ area... I was spoiled and didn't even know it until we moved away. BTW... in all the times I've been to Buca here in Charlotte, I've never seen the sauce as watery as what you had. That looked awful!.

@katelynfe

21 күн бұрын

Ahh also living in NC. I cannot stand eating at chain restaurants, particularly italian ones because it is not good at all. Id rather support a family business than a corporate chain. I will say, and i dont know if you could classify it as real italian but I would go to North Italia kitchen in CLT. I love it personally.

Can you PLEASE do a video making your own lasagna??! It is my favorite meal and I would love to see how you make it.

I grew up in Minnesota and worked for Buca di Beppo for years before they went corporate and started cutting corners everywhere. Back then, everything was made fresh and in-house. It was designed as strictly family-style northern Italian dining. Entrees were served separate from pasta and the only Americanized thing was spaghetti with meatballs. The Caesar salad, eggplant parm, linguine with white clam sauce, and cheesecake were so amazing back then!

This couple feels like they were written into a RomCom movie, and somehow came to life and now make great food review videos on the Internet.

Buca is my period week guilty pleasure. The heavy grease fest has a place in my American heart :D The chicken cacciatore is actually not bad however, and the Tiramisu was SO GOOD (pretty boozy) until the parents complained and they changed the recipe :/

my dad did that all the time when i was younger! he'd cut up some bread, deli meats, cheese, some fruit, and give us some olive oil with balsamic to dip in STILL one of my fave treats to this day. i thought it was just a charcuterie board i didn't really think about where it came from. but i guess its not an Italian thing judging by Alessio's reaction lol

Since Alessio likes fried chicken why don't you review fried chicken restaurants. Let us know which ones you both prefer and why.

Totally respect your honesty, and if all those chain restaurants you mentioned were close to authentic Italian food I’d be highly disappointed 😂

Oh my gosh ! I love your videos ❤

The lemon chicken and garlicky potatoes! Don't forget dessert. In some of them you can get seated in the kitchen!

I’m going to Italy in July. I can hardly wait to try authentic Italian food.

The way he talks about food is so passionate!!!

Try “the hill” in St. Louis. Love your work.

I have been critical of your American/Italian reviews in the past. Thank you for moving on to other types of foods. America has a lot to offer. Glad you are spreading your wings. How about some Nashville Hot Chicken reviews?

@tqueen7131

3 ай бұрын

I'm newer to the channel and finding the disrespect to the Italian immigrants who created the sauces here just so wrong. It always seems like a way to put down Italians in America by taking away their ability to be Italian even and not admit that even in Italy foods vary from North and South. I'm trying to give them a chance but we will see. I'm finding so much negativity though. I may move to another channel

@3810-dj4qz

Ай бұрын

What’s wrong with critiquing Italian and American food? They are literally the best to do it. Im ethnically Mexican (American by birth) and I critique Mexican restaurants in the US all the time! That’s how I recommend good restaurants to others.

@tqueen7131

Ай бұрын

@@3810-dj4qz There is a difference in genuine critique and outright saying things like "This isnt Italian" To go into an Italian/Italian American owned business then insult them by calling their Italian recipes "Not Italian" is not honest critique. For example in Mexico there are many ways to make salsa, Tamales and even Mole. Imagine if you went to a Mexican restaurant and said "oh this salsa is green this isnt Mexican, or Who puts cheese in their Tamales this isnt Mexican," Critiqueing a taste is one thing but to basically deem it not Italian is straight up disrespect for likes clicks and money at the expense of Italian American businesses and people. Other examples is their Sauces critique where he tastes a variety of sauces. There are several sauces he claims are not italian despite them being founded by First generation Italians in America and still ran by the families via corporation till this day. In fact one in particular he deemed not Italian was the family recipe of the grandmother of the immigrant who founded the company here even. Suddenly the Very Italian Grandmother and the Couple from Italy who migrated to the US lost their ability to be Italian I guess by his calculations. One of his reasons for claiming one Brand was not Authentic is because they put Garlic in their sauce. It's like he has 0 clue that Northern Italians and Southern Italians made Sauce differently. We also know recipes can vary from family to family. And in Mexico it's the same. Food recipes can vary by regions in particular with things like Mole and Tamales but also the Salsa and many other recipes. There would be no need to critique and taste a variety if every single person had only 1 recipe or way to cook something. But to take someones heritage and DNA away and insult that cause you dont like their way or want clicks and views is different. So had he said he didnt like the one with garlic that's a critique but to deem it not Italian is dishonest and disrespectful. Many of their videos were like this

@3810-dj4qz

Ай бұрын

@@tqueen7131Incorrect. I am aware that there are different types of this and that, but basically some people can cook and others cant. You think a "Mexican" restaurant's enchiladas here in the US are real enchiladas. No. They have been Americanized to fit American pallets for a profit (like many restaurants do-like this Bucca). Make what sells. It's a business tactic. Also, there are some restaurants that try to make them authentic, but sorry, they just cant cook. It doesnt matter if you're from a certain country; that doesnt make you a good cook or your food authentic. It gives you a pat on the back for a good try.

@katelynfe

21 күн бұрын

​@@tqueen7131they in reality, are not actually italian. Hes 100% correct. Being made by an italian american in america is not italian. When he says its not italian, its not traditionally italian. Hes correct

I really love Buca De Beppo. My favorite dish “Macaroni Rosa”, isn’t currently on the so you have to ask for it. The dish has macaroni pasta, chicken, peas, broccoli, in Rosa sauce. The free birthday brownie sundae for groups of 3 or more is absolutely huge!

The cusine in America is vast. There is so much to choose from. Don't limit yourself to Italy. You have Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc. So many to mention.

@alec9301

Жыл бұрын

Questa non è cucina Italiana, è cucina Italo-Americana.

Try New Haven pizza, Sally's, Pepe's(in New Haven), Modern Apizza. These are the 3 most famous, but Zuppardi's Apizza in West Haven, Connecticut is also good. Enjoy!

I have a suggestion for you. You live a few hours from Memphis, TN, so go do a weekend (How about Memphis in May) and get so great BBQ, Go to the area around Texas and get some phenomenal BBQ and other awesome food experiences. Go to New Orleans and have a great food experience. Go to Kansas City and get a different BBQ experience. St. Louis is known for its phenomenal Italian food (not a chain restaurant - Mom and Pop restaurants). Spread out and experience the food of this country. See what we have to offer.

lol...this was great I certainly didn't need an Italian to showcase how bad any chain restaurant may be, haha. I get ya though. Non-chain places are potential homerun places depending on where you're at of course. That goes with any authentic type foods. Your results may vary but you still have to get out there and try them out! Doing local searches on-line will usually provide you with the head start. Great job guys, that was fun 💞

Been to Buca once. Great food, huge portions. The Tiramisu was to die for! 😋

The caesar salad was actually invented in Tijuana Mexico of all places. It was a famous restaurant that had a ton of visitors from Hollywood. The owner was born in northern Italy.

Shoulda had the meatballs for appetizer, chicken with capers for entree, and tiramisu for desert.

Yeah you definitely won't find authentic Italian food from a chain restaurant. Probably best to make homemade, but appreciate the effort you guys put into trying.

One of these days, I want to see him go into the kitchen and show the chef how to make the food. Im sure the video will go viral. 😂

I am new to this channel and I’m enjoying it. I just watched the video where he tries the American candy that is too sweet for him. I’d be interested to see what he thinks about Mountain Dew soda or some other sodas he hasn’t tried. Interesting. I like to go to this place I enjoy the chicken carbonara which is very heavy feeling food too but I understand his opinions about this place. I also prefer Al dente pasta. The sauce was definitely too watery. I also like the antipasti salad too. Bread is always good. Thanks for sharing I was honestly really interested in someone who is from Italy, their opinion on American Italian dishes. 😊

This video just started, but I'm curious if you guys get the booth in the kitchen 🤔 We went here for my mother's 80th birthday. My brother had gone here many times and showed us the nice table. I loved their food, especially the Tiramiso, which I had for the first time. I hope your husband loves it...

Italian American culture/ food/ community is a real thing. My family came here at the turn of the century. My grandfather was a famous American actor that was the quintessential Italian in a lot of TV shows. His name was Jay Novello. Anyway, I'm proud of being an Italian American and I'd like the food as well. Not always, but for the most part it's home

If you guys get to Louisville, KY try Vicenzo's in our downtown area. It is owned and operated by Vicenzo Gabrieli and his brother is the chef. Real traditional Italian fare. It is not a chain and uses as much local ingredients as they can get.

Buccas used to have a line out the door, their bread used to be buttered sliced open to bake with big slices of actual garlic on it... it was so good, sadly they changed, got rid of that, got rid of some of our favorite dishes, Chicken vesuvio was so good, but got rid of it, quality became low, no more crowds out the door, and in my area.. they closed... makes me sad, they were once a fun family spot... wish they could go back to how it was.

Try Magianno;s....I know there is one in Nashville. If it is as good as the one in Buckhead in Atlanta...it's great.

Oh man, this place brings back great family memories. We would sit at a long table and order tons of seafood etc My kid loved everything, she was the best to take out in public as a kid. ❤ I think it’s the seafood you should order from there lol That Italian food doesn’t look so desiring 🤣

How about a Buffalo wing restaurant review (Anchor Inn in Buffalo NY) GIordanno's in Chicago sorry

That caesar salad and chicken parm looks so good. I'm so hungry and watching this at 1am. I'm going to have to get me a caesar salad tomorrow and maybe a steak.

Now you know why ive never been back and that goes for Olive Garden, and i was a guest. Italian food simple with fresh ingredients and for some reason here in the states its always more with lots of cheese everything has cheese, have no idea what that tower of sauce and cheese was to be but lasagna it wasn't. My family was fortunate to have a family cook from Abruzzi and she could cook the most flavourful dishes with simple ingredients and not smothered in sauce or cheese.

You have to know what's the best thing on the menu for places like these. My go-to at Buca is their spicy chicken rigatoni. It's always best to make at home, though.

My husband and I have been married 18 years this year, we have eaten out less than 15 times in that span, and all when we did military moves. We just are always disappointed, we can make better food at home with better ingredients for cheaper. plus, if I eat out I feel bloated after which destroys date night 😂 The only place I liked was Ciao in Coupeville, WA, wood fired pizza made by owner right as you talk to him, he’s an Italian, it was so light. The had a roasted veggie one, or local arugula, mmm mmm. Lots of local ingredients, and the gelato was made there, milk from the Island.

Authentic Italian music to go with the Authentic Italian food🤭 All the photos on the wall looked like they were of Italian people, they should put a picture of Alessio on the wall and then they would have some French people on the wall too.😉

In Michigan, we have a lot of mom-and-pop Italian restaurants. One of my favorites is Antonio's because they make fresh pasta. You can even watch them make it. You should try more mom-and-pop restaurants. Also, is your husband from Northern or Southern Italy?

When I was in Italy the lasagna was rolled. It was amazing. I believe I was near Assisi but I could be wrong.

@gio7799

Жыл бұрын

Probably you ate cannelloni.

After eating at authentic Italian restaurants in NYC there is no going back. Just kidding. Keep on making these video's.

I’m sorry that you guys went to this place they mass produce everything there. The smaller Italian restaurants that are family owned are much better! Mangia Mangia in Huntington Beach & Newport Beach, California has great gnocchi and risotto. I love your content and I’m subscribing and clicking the notification bell can’t wait to see the next video. Since you’ve already experienced southern BBQ you need to go to Terry Black’s BBQ in Texas try their BIG BEEF rib, Fatty Brisket, and Burnt Ends their meat will also melt in your mouth! I would love to see Alessio’s reaction to his first bite I promise you won’t be sorry. I love your videos they’re very entertaining. I’m a new fan!

I would really like to see Alessio meet Carlo and visit and rate Italian restaurants together that would be epic

@Avviatura

4 ай бұрын

Same!

The 1960’s soundtrack is blast into my childhood! No Baci’s near Philly, but the soundtrack has sold me to fake Italian food.🤣🤣🤣

Ate here years ago. Good food and eating in the kitchen was pretty cool

The fact the place is empty except for our hosts and a jukebox tells me everything I would need to know about the food.

Y’all make me want to visit Italy to experience the food in all its glory.

Ok the food may not have been the best, but the music that was playing in the background was fantastic lol ❤from Denmark

I want to see him eat at a local restaurant where he enjoys the food! 😥

Its the same for a Greek visiting Greek restaurants in the US. Btw, Greek olive oil so much better than Italian! 😊😊😊 Any recommendations for authentic restaurants in Verona, Italy?

A great next review would be - A VEGAN RESTAURANT. Or even an Italian vegan restaurant. I saw that there are quite a few vegan restaurants in Italy, especially in big cities. You guys should try it!

It has probably been said, but I'm a first time viewer. Never go to Olive Garden. Haha. Thanks for the video!

Was never a fan of buca, but I loved their tiramisu (not sure if it’s authentic though), but it was affordable and delicious back then. Not sure how it is these days, haven’t ordered it in almost 10 years😅 I am curious to see what he thinks of maggianos!!

So funny, while watching the video I thought you might give up finding good Italian food. Totally understand

I understand totally In 🇨🇦we will not go to an Italian restaurant unless it’s a mom and pop place we just cook at home You get use to your own homemade sauce and how you cook your pasta We have non Italian friends and they rave about these places Thanks for your honesty 🇨🇦

Lol take him to carrabbas and he’ll love the olive oil and fresh bread! It’s Sicilian food lol

Good for you! I’m really curious about your thoughts on different ethnic cuisines like Different Asian cuisines, Mexican or regional cuisine like Cajun and Texmex! Looking forward to your Italian episodes!

First time I had olive oil with balsamic vinegar on bread was in Rome in the 1970s. Only saw it offered at one restaurant when I was there. it became common in NYC in the late 80s from what I saw.

When we were in Nashville I saw there is a Maggianos and if you sign up for their newsletter I believe you get a buy 1 get 1 free. I’ve never been there but was curious about it. I would like to see you go to more Nashville popular restaurants too :) love you guys

@aznmochibunny

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I like Maggianos but I don't know how authentic it is to actual Italian food.

This was video was actually good. Muy bien.

Try Gianmarco’s in Birmingham, AL. It’s not a chain. I recommend making a reservation and when you get there pull up to the valet parking on the side of the restaurant.

Wait one more- try Costco Italian food!!😊

Chain restaurants of any kind of food are usually going to be not so great, whether it's our own American food, Chinese, Italian, if it's a chain it's going to be the most generic, boring food you can find. When it comes to Italian food, I never order from restaurants anymore, and just make it myself. Not to say that it's anymore authentic than a chain restaurant, but at the very least the flavor will be how I like, which is important. I do try to for authenticity whenever possible, like my Bolognese sauce I use a recipe from an Aussie/Italian KZreadr, Vincenzo's plate, and my lasagna recipe too. It always just seems like something gets lost in translation when it comes to American restaurants making Italian food, either they make the most basic tomato sauce without a lot of flavor or they put a million things in it and it's turned into a totally different thing than what they were trying to make. So I get your frustration, as I feel it too, for me it's always a gamble, not of how good it will be, but how bad it can possibly be.

Try Polish restaurants, you can find them in Brooklyn and in NJ just across the bridge. Maybe do Sushi, Thai, things out of your comfort zone. I would make for an interesting video.

"I want more salad"....LOL!!!

I love Italian food. I had spagetti tonight with a red sauce.

I had the privilege of serving alongside the Italian navy while deployed to the Sinai peninsula... They brought their own cooks and would have a pasta night once a month... Definitely the best food I've ever eaten

@marcocarlson1693

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Great story, and I totally believe you that it's true.

i really like the "oldies" music playing in the background

My mom is Italian and I grew up with homemade lasagna (excluding the pasta). That looks like frozen left overs that was thawed on the counter and heated in a microwave.

I do agree with you, if want authentic Italian you go to italy

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