Residenza Bistrot de Venise 6 Dec 2017

Provides lodging and Exquisite Food, On the Michelin Bib Gourmand list  

The best time to visit Venice for my wife and I was December, not least both of us have very busy work schedules and there was a window either in mid October and most of December. We did not want to fight with the Christmas tourists either, so we elected to book for the first 2 and a half weeks of Decemeber 2017 for a glorious getaway in romantic Italy. Venice is all what they say about it ; full of history, the Piazza St Marco is practically empty this time of year, yet in the winter coolness the sun still shines brightly practically every day we were there. What luck ! 

I recall we booked several guided tours,one was the tour of the Basillica St Marco, the Doge's Palace (old name for the Duke or Emperor) and another day we had a tour to the neighbouring isles of Murano and Burano> Murano is famed for its glass making factories and Burano for its pretty mediterranean like cottages, a church and romantic waterways with many small boutiques selling Italian handicrafts and trinkets most likely made in China ! 

Their Piece de Resistance or Signature Dish 6 Dec 2017 

The fine dining is Venice is there, and Residenza Bistrot de Venise is located at San Marco 4865 Calle Dei Fabbri, VEW 30124. It has an exceptional hotel (rated 4.7 out of 5 stars on Trip Advisor) and a really fine dining restaurant. I had the Venetian suckling pig 'Civiro' with orange, which required a slow oven cooking for 24 hours. Potatoes and stewed pear were the accompaniment to this extremely tasty dish. My wife had the seabass with brocolli and mashed potato together with some fine Venice port (if I recall correctly).

The pork was well cooked, fried but the skin was not as crispy as the way the Chinese roast pork sellers in Singapore offer it.  The meat was extremely tender and flavourful, and fatty.

The potatoes were lightly stir fried with a sweet sauce and pear accompaniment. For starters we had the brocolli with beetroot powder and a cheese base altagio. 

For the price of EU 120, our lunch for 2 was no means cheap but well worth the experience.

Will we come again, well if we do venture to Venice again, I will make it a repeat stop to dine at the Bistrot e Venise. 

Me at Piazza Saint Marco 5 Dec 2017 

Marco Polo was an Italian (Venetian) as was Chistophero Columbus (Florentine) ; the days of the Renaissance saw many Italians make great their names. There are so many of them, Leonardo da Vince, Michalengelo, Rafael and Donatello to name a few. Coincidentally the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles copied their names unahamedly. I guess imitation is the greatest form of flattery !

I hope to put up more of this unforgettable trip soon.