WINE BARS of VENICE: April 2025

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Secret Casinos of Casanova Venice

RIDOTTO of VENICE

PIETRO LONGHI

SECRET CASINOS

Of CASANOVA'S VENICE

IL RIDOTTO di PALAZZO DANDOLO

FRANCESCO GUARDI

HOW to SEDUCE LIKE CASANOVA

GIACAMO CASANOVA

VENETIAN PLAYBOY

GOING to The AMALFI COAST

POSITANO The AMALFI COAST

TRAVEL GUIDE - COOKBOOK

READERS TOP CHOICE

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Local Venetian Guide to Venice Tour

The DOGE'S PALACE

VENICE

See VENICE THROUGH The EYES of a VENETIAN

SAINT AMRY'S of MIRACLES

CAMPO San GIOVANNI

FONDACO di TEDESCHI - Rooftop

Santa MARIA della SALUTE CHURCH

From della SALUTE head to The nearby PUNTA DOGANA

Explore CANNEREGGIO & VENETIAN WINE BARS (Bacari)

BACARI ( Venetian Wine Bars) San POLO area Venice

MUST EAT VENETIAN FOOD

VENICE

GREAT RESTAURANTS on ALL BUDGETS

VENICE

BACARETO Da LELE

A PANINO & GLASS of WINE for About $3

At Da LELA

BAR RIALTO da LOLLO

Great TREMEZZINI SANDWICHES

ABout $2.50 Each

CANTINA AZIENDA AGRICOLE

BIGOLI ANATRA

PASTA with DUCK RAGU

11 Euro

PARADISO PERDUTO

VENICE & The ORIENT EXPRESS

SEE "PARADISO PERDUTO" at Minute 13:40

ABC of The VENETIAN SPRITZ

APEROL SPRITZ

CAMPARI SPRITZ

CYNAR SPRITZ

The SELECT SPRITZ

The MOST LOCAL

VENICE

You Can Order a CYNAR SPRITZ

READ ABOUT VENICE & ITALIAN FOOD

ITALY & NEW YORK

"MEMORIES of ITALIAN FOOD"

STORIES & RECIPES

by DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

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All that Remains of BAR CICHETTI, this Business card and a Storefront That's Been Empty for 9 YEARS

DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE Opens the FIRST EVER BACARO (Venetian Wine Bar) to Exist in the
UNITED STATES

There was a guy named Daniel who took a trip in 1995 to Explore, seek-out, and Study the BACARI
(Venetian Wine Bars) of the Magical City of
VENICE, Italy. He had read a article in the
New York Times about these treasures of the
Enchanted City of the Adriatic, "La Serinisima"
Venice, "or as the Italians say VENENZIA."

Daniel was quite intrigued by this little article.
It was only 1 page long, but it was magical, and
it sparked Daniel's interest enough that he decided
he would go to Venice, an Exploritory Trip by which he in a weeks time would go to as many Bacari as he possibly could, eating Lunch, inbetween Lunch, Dinner and all through each and every night of the week. he tried as much CICHETTI (Venetian Tapas-Like little plates of all sorts of Venetian Specialty Foods.

He ate Bacala Mantecato, Sarde en Soar, Bigoli, Fegato alla Venenzian, Riso Bisi, Mortadella, Speck, and all sorts of other Cichetti, Antipasti, Pasta, Fish, Shell Fish, Meat, Poultry, this that and every other thing he could get his hands (Mouth) on.

Before he went, he did as much Pre-Trip Research as was possible in the "Times Previous to the internet"
When he was in Venice, he asked as many questions as he could, striking up conversations with anyone who would listen, "many did." !!!!

Daniel took lots of pictures, ate, drank Wine, and gather recipes. He was smitten with Venice, its Wine Bars (Bacari, BACARO the singular).

Daniel "Fell in Love," with the Wine Bars (Bacari) of Venice and felt he just had to open one in NEW YORK. He vowed. Knowone had ever done it. He would be the "FIRST"
Daniel gathered all his info, his RECIPES, pictures, book, everything. He worked on all his recipes, cooking constantly for Friends and Family, he made a Business Plan. He found a partner who "Loved the Idea" as well. They shook hands and vowed to open "BAR CICHETTI" the BACARO (FIRST VENETIAN WINE BAR) "EVER in the United STATES.

Daniel and Tom created a BEAUTIFUL
BACARO/ TRATTORIA, with special Imported Venetian Fabric for the banquettes, wainscotting,
a beautiful Wood Bar, and fabulous Venetian Glass Chandeliers and scones.

Besides coming up the Idea and Concept of Bar Cichetti, Daniel was the Wine Director and Excecutive Chef. Daniel's food was incrediable.His CAPONATA was the best in town, his Paparadelle with Duck Ragu was justifiably Famous, and as the Journal of Italian Food and Wine stated, his Bolognese Sauce was considered to be one of the "Best in the Country" Daniel garnered many accolades for the Wine List he created, but especially for his true and tasty Regional Italian Cusine, gaining positive reveiws from "The New York Times"New York Magazine, Crains, TimeOut New York, Wine and Spirits Magazine, and even a 5 Page Color Spread in a Newspaper in Sao Paolo, BRAZIL.

by Robert Roma 2009

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