The cat tongues are a classic dessert of the European pastry-making and gastronomy. They are light and friable cookies and they are so called because of their narrow and stretched shape. They are simple both in the aspect and in the composition: the few ingredients are albumens, sugar, butter and flour. The recipe is also...
There are three days left before one of the most awaited events of the year, the Vogalonga of Venice. Let’s know its story! The Vogalonga is a non-competitive regatta of rowing boats that takes place in the period between May and June. It all starts in 1974: during a friendly regatta the idea of organizing...
The raw oysters are always considered a refined dish and it is often served as starter of a tasty seafood meal. It is important to make sure that the oysters are alive and fresh in order to avoid unpleasant consequences. According to the purists, the right way to eat raw oysters is to pour them...
Do you lose your appetite in summer and now are you looking for a summer, light and fresh dish? Perhaps you’re looking for a panzanella, a must of summer dinners. The panzanella is a rustic food of Tuscany. It is a poor and farming dish: as it doesn’t need to be cooked, the farmers used...
From February 23 to June 9 it is possible to visit the exhibition Canaletto x Venezia at the Doge’s Palace. The Duke’s apartment opens the door to an exhibit that takes place in eleven rooms, which host 25 paintings of the artist Giovanni Antonio Canal, otherwise known as Canaletto. The artist’s paintings with other 80...
The bruschetta is a typical dish of the Italian tradition that is spread throughout Italy and consequently the recipe has many variations. Centrale Restaurant offers you a Trio of homemade bruschette as meat appetizer: the three kinds are called Naples, Margherita and Diavola. The Naples bruschetta is characterised by the quality and the freshness of...
On 25 April in Venice people celebrate not only the Liberation Day, but also the Feast of Saint Mark. The feast of Saint Mark appears during the serenissima Republic of Venice in the form of a great procession: the main religious and civil authorities of the city used to get together in the square of...
Centrale Restaurant lacks for nothing in terms of desserts: after the Venetian cookies and the mascarpone cream, we offer you a slice of mille-feuille. The mille-feuille pastry is a typical dessert of the French cooking and in fact it is also known with the name Napoleon. The recipe is really simple, but tasty: three crumbly...
Centrale Restaurant offers a great variety of wines, but it doesn’t skimp on cocktails. The Spritz is obviously a must-have of the menu. The Spritz is an Italian alcoholic and aperitif long drink that comes from Veneto: in the middle of the 19th Century an Austrian costume spreads, which was to add some sparkling water...
On the 8th of March, the International Day of the Woman, the Cinema-Theatre Bersagliere presents the new edition of the cultural project of L’occhio delle donne (“The women’s eye”) L’occhio delle donne is a film festival of movies directed by female directors with a program of five movies for every Friday night of March. The...