Passaporto, Part Two

So your Hedonista returned to Il Fornaio with a friend to experience their Veneto menu, which was created by Executive Chef Maurizio Mazzon (born in Marcon, Veneto) and made available August 2 to 15, 2010.
Chef sent out a complimentary bruschetta to get our taste buds tingling (and tingle they did) – although technically the origins [...]

Stamp Your Passaporto at Il Fornaio

I confess, when I was invited to a media dinner at Il Fornaio (Il Fornaio is Italian for “the Baker” – appropriate, since they make their hand-formed bread in-house and daily), I was skeptical.
Why, you ask? Because it’s a California-heavy restaurant and catering chain of some 20-odd restaurants and your Hedonista is typically not a [...]