WINE BARS of VENICE: My VENICE Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke

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The DOGES PALACE / SAINT MARKS BASILICA

In WINTER

VENICE , ITALY

SAINT MARKS BASILICA

PIAZZA SAN MARCO

VENICE

2003

Grand Canal

VENICE

1995

The DOGE'S PALACE

PIAZETTA at PIAZZA SAN MARCO

VENICE

NEED a HOTEL in VENICE

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PEGGY GUGENHEIM MUSEUM

The GRAND CANAL

DELLA SAULTE

VENICE

Taken from a MOTOSCAFI

CAFFE FLORIAN

PIAZZA SAN MARCO

VENICE

CAMPARI & OJ

FRANK MYSELF and COUSIN TONY

Me and Cousin Joe

PROSECCO at a BACARO

VENICE

Author Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

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Harry's Bar

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The WORLD'S COOLEST RESTAURANT

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ARIGO CIPRIANI

Son of GIUSEPPE

aka HARRY

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ERNEST HEMINGWAY at HARRY'S BAR

with Owner / Founder GIUSEPPE CIPRIANI

HARRY'S BAR was one of HEMINGWAY'S Favorites

"Me Too" !

POSITANO The AMALFI COAST

TRAVEL GUIDE / COOKBOOK

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The BRIDGE of SIGHS

VENICE

The HOTEL DANIELI

VENICE

INFO

MANGIA ITALIANO

MEMORIES of ITALIAN FOOD

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

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HOTEL FIRENZE

My FIRST VENETIAN HOTEL

June 1985

My HOTEL ROOM

HOTEL FIRENZE

VENICE

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MAP of VENICE

HOTEL FIRENZE

I got lost in VENICE at Night. It was my first night there and my first trip ever to Europe. I was a young man of 23 and relatively new in my travel experience, how to get around and what to do. Yes I got lost and the Magical Maze, The Labyrinth that is Venice, with its winding streets, many bridges and narrow alleyways.

I learned a very important travel lesson that night. One of the first things you should ever do as you are in a new city and check into your hotel. While you're at the desk, make sure to take a couple Business Cards of the hotel. Put one in your wallet or purse immediately, and put another in one of your pockets. If you ever get lost, you can give it to a Taxi Driver (Not in Venice though) and tell him to go here.

Yes, I got lost in Venice. I didn't feel it at the time, but it's a quite Wonderful thing to do, getting Lost in Venice.

Hotel Guerrato

VENICE

1995

HOTEL GUERRATO

The BREAKFAST ROOM

HOTEL GUERRATO

INFO & RESERVATIONS

My Room

Hotel Guerrato

VENICE

I found this wonderful little Hotel in 1995, on my special trip to Explore the BACARI (Venetian Wine Bars) of VENICE. I had read a tiny little article about them in the New York Times that peeked my interest and inspired me to open one in New York. I book a trip for 8 days in Venice to explore, feel, experience and find out everything I could about the Wine Bars of Venice (Bacari). And I did just that. With the knowledge of that trip and my many years experience in the restaurant business in New York, I made a business plan, found a partner to join me, and I created the First Ever Bacaro in The United States, called BAR CICHETTI in New York's Greenwich Village. Basta !

SAN GIACOMO

The OLDEST CHURCH in VENICE

Built 1071

At The RIALTO

If You stay at GUERRATO

This is just 200 Feet Away

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The RIALTO MARKET

Over 700 Years Old

If you stay at Albergo Guerrato, you are Literally Several Feet from The RIALTO

You walk out the Door of the hotel, make a right, walk 30 Feet and you are Inside The RIALTO MARKET. It doesn't get much Better than that.

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FRUIT MARKET

The RIALTO MARKET

VENICE

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BAR CICHETTI

America's FIRST Ever VENETIAN WINE BAR

aka BACRO

Created by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

and Tom Taraci

A Motoscafo Passes Through

PONTE ACCADAMIA

VENICE

View from Accadamia Bridge

TURNER

HOTEL TIVOLI

DORSODORO

VENICE

1995

The BREAKFAST ROOM

TIVOLI

VENICE

My Room

The HOTEL TIVOLI

VENICE

HOTEL IRIS

VENICE

Stayed Here in 1996

View from My Room

Stay in VENICE for LESS Than $100

HOTEL IRIS

VENICE

VENICE HOTELS

ALL ITALY

And WORLDWIDE

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PALAZZO DARIO

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Near HOTEL IRIS

ONLY $88 a NIGHT

DORSODORO

VENICE

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SUNDAY SAUCE

When Italians Cook

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CAFFE FLORIAN

GIACOMO CASANOVA

CASANOVA Seduces

Trattoria Poste Vecie

Since 1500

This restaurant was a Favorite of GIACOMO CASANOVA

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Where CASANOVA Often DINED

and SEDUCED

In the fish market area, in Campo delle Beccarie, there is instead Poste Vecie restaurant open since 1500, where Casanova used to hide away with friends and especially girl friends to enjoy luxurious banquets. The whole area of St. Mark’s Square and especially the old premises, starting from Caffè Florian, have been hunting grounds of the great seducer.

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DO MORI

The erotic tour of Venice cannot exclude the Rialto area and in particular the Sotoportego dei Do Mori where in the tavern of the same name Casanova liked giving the first appointment to his ladies. Who showed up strictly masked.

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Antonio Vivaldi

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See a VIVALDI CONCERT at The PIETA

Where VIVALDI was The MAESTRO

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The PIETA

On The RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONA

VENICE , ITALY

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The RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONI

by CANALETTO

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BACARI

The WINE BARS of VENICE

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VEDOVA

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INSIDE The BAR at VEDOVA

BACARO

GONDOLA'S with Della SALUTE in Background

The MOLO

VENICE

The RAGU BOLOGNESE COOKBOOK

The WORLD'S TASTIEST DISH

SECRET RECIPE

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The ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

"AZZURI"

TEE SHIRT

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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