Dick Rosano

Apr 6, 2024 | everand.com | Josh Barrie |Giorgio Locatelli |Dick Rosano |Costa Ayiotis

On the corner of two faceless Athens streets, behind parked cars and parades of mopeds, and beneath an old building covered in reams of fading graffiti, is an unmarked basement safe from the hot Greek sun. Inside is, quite possibly, the best restaurant in the world. Diporto is a special place. A romantic one. Each lunch time, Varvakeios Central Market comes alive with fish, meat, goods and local produce, as if all the freneticism of Athens has entwined, and nearby is a small, tranquil space with, on

Sep 26, 2023 | italymagazine.com | Dick Rosano

“Why do we refer to alcohol as spirits?”The question came unsolicited from a man swirling his Negroni, tossed out in the dim light of Harry’s Bar in Florence. He enjoyed the favored seat with the brass plaque labeled “Liz Taylor,” but no one responded at first. The bartender continued to towel dry the cocktail glass in his hands, smiling and leaving room for one of his regulars to take a stab at the question.