A Postcard from La Perla del Mare

If I have to intentionally eat seafood, then I only eat it at La Perla del Mare, prepared by chef Deborah Corsi.

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In the past week, we had planned to take a few days off and go to Genoa. Then, the week before we had planned to leave, Livia got sick and spent the whole week at home. Since she has made a huge growth spurt in the last few months, including relational growth with her peers, we canceled the trip so she could go back to the daycare, where she harvested olives and baked a cake for Halloween. Giulia and I, though, still took a couple of days to rest, a staycation.

In the past week, we had planned to take a few days off and go to Genoa. Then, the week before we had planned to leave, Livia got sick and spent the whole week at home. Since she has made a huge growth spurt in the last few months, including relational growth with her peers, we canceled the trip so she could go back to the daycare, where she harvested olives and baked a cake for Halloween. Giulia and I, though, still took a couple of days to rest, a staycation.

We spent the first day in the olive grove, picking olives. Yes, let's say it's not exactly relaxing (and I hate picking olives), but it's still an activity that is good for the soul. We also made a small video of the olive harvest, showing the short journey of extra virgin olive oil, from the tree to the bottle.

On the second day, we enjoyed a day at the coast. I wouldn't even call it "winter seaside trip”, as it was 25 degrees and some people were even swimming, but the seaside experienced during this time of year is good for the soul, too. We went to San Vincenzo, which I had already mentioned in a postcard a few weeks ago, with the intention of eating some seafood.

Now I'll make a confession: I’m not particularly keen on fish and seafood.

I eat some but if I have a choice I prefer something else. On our honeymoon in Scotland I sat back and watched as Giulia ordered oysters for two and ate my portion as well.

If I have to intentionally eat seafood, then I only eat it at La Perla del Mare, prepared by chef Deborah Corsi.

It had been a few years since we had last visited Deborah's to eat, but the memory was still fresh.

Now no more words and I’ll just share some pictures. Yes, it's more of a photo gallery than a postcard this time, but I couldn't resist taking pictures of the dishes we ordered, because in addition to all of them being delicious they were also beautiful to look at, with careful plating in both shapes and colors.

What is your favorite restaurant? The one you go to when you need to feed your soul as well as your taste buds.

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