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"the Centro Vinoteca of Lugano, Switzerland…" is Bottegone del Vino? hmmm. not quite. it’s very nice though. and the waiters are super sweet. plus i’m a total sucker for any "uneducated unskilled blue collar service sector (wing collar?)" multilingual human being so you know how that is.       and yes, they do indeed […]

Hotel Metropole – Lake Como, Bellaggio   lovely, isn’t it? unfortunately, the kinda asinine thing about this particular table is that it’s technically available only for dinner. which starts at 7PM. so if you would like to enjoy this incredible view at a reasonably sunlit hour so you can actually SEE all the magnificent mountains […]

Clooney, Branson, and the Ghost of Versace   if you squint hard and look really really closely, you can see them in the windows!     Richard Branson “just bought this villa” on Lake Como     a closer look at Richard Branson’s new home. (eh, it’s okay. just a tad too small maybe, no?) […]

  i don’t know how they can possibly get away with it, but i’m about 99.9% sure this Harry’sBar (despite its great location) has absolutely nothing at all to do with the famous Harry’sBar in venice. especially since about halfway through our meal, the manager (proprietor?) asked if we’ve ever been to "the harry’s bar […]

Ristorante La Veranda – Villa D’Este, Lake Como, Cernobbio, Italy   hey have you ever had a $40 sandwich? (oh no wait i’m sorry, at the current exchange rate, actually €29.00 = $42.19)   i have! and i mean, don’t get me wrong, it was an okay sandwich and all, but i honestly can’t quite […]