The Carnival of Venice becomes officially a public festival in 1926 thanks to an edict of the Serenissima Republic. Let’s find out about the costumes and the habits of the ancient Carnival! In the ancient Carnival was a ritual of collective costume in the pursuit of the freedom from our own identity and the everyday […]
March is coming and Carnival is just days away. Let’s find out more about the history of the masks of the Commedia dell’arte beginning from Balanzone, known as Il Dottore. Il Dottore is the latest mask, it comes into view at the end of the XVI Century. It comes from Bologna and the name derives […]
The shrimp cocktail is a classic that recalls the unique tastes of the Eighties. The seafood starter dish is easy and also really spectacular and perfect to make a good impression at the table. The ingredients are few: fresh shrimps, salad and a sauce composed of mayonnaise and ketchup, Worcester sauce and cognac. To finish […]
The scallops are a delicious and refined dish, one of the most valued of the seafood restaurant. The scallop is a bivalve mollusc originally from the Mediterranean Sea, made up of two parts: the white one is the rounded adductor muscle, while the crescent shaped and pinkish/orange or grey part corresponds to the animal’s gonads. […]
The gondola is the symbol of Venice: while the lagoon boat was the object of an in-depth study, the gondoliers were always considered as a residual and marginal reality. The figure of the gondolier comes into view only when the structure of the gondola perfects itself and distances itself from the other types of boats. […]
The traditional cuisine of Venice consists of simple and tasty recipes like Spaghetti alla busara. The busara comes from Trieste and Istria and it blends with the culinary tradition of Venice after the second postwar period, becoming one of the most distinctive dish of the lagoon cooking. The meaning of the term “busara” has many […]
The museum Peggy Guggenheim Collection commemorates the 60th anniversary of the artist Osvaldo Licini’s death with the exhibition Osvaldo Licini. Let Sheer Folly Sweep Me Away. Osvaldo Licini is an artist from the region of the Marches, who is devoted to abstract art, but he is nothing than static: his anguished personality seems to be […]
The Christmas event, waited for months by kids and grown-ups, has gone: this means that 2018 is going to end too. Falciani restaurant‘s stuff wants to say a huge thank you for all the clients who stopped by during their journey in Venice: a smile coming from a satisfied client is the secret of our […]
There’s nothing tastier than a good meat course ordered at the restaurant. Falciani restaurant‘s chefs choose with attention and care every single meat cut, of every animal, to guarantee soft and seasoned food. If you like beef meat we cannot but suggest you our entrecôte (ribe eye steak) or beef fillet, on the grill, and […]