We loved the ambiance and it has become one of our favorite places in Venice. My cousin and I found it last year when we purposely went in the direction with the fewest tourist and/or the most interesting sign. It’s this tiny bar off the beaten track where you can have a glass of wine, a little snack and some great conversation with the folks you come in with and with the guys behind the bar. On this last trip to Italy, my cousin and I went back to the Cantina do Mori in Venice. And the joy that comes from sitting outside, watching the world go by and sipping a glass or two of prosecco? Immense. The yummy little Italian crackers we bought at the grocery store? Yeah. The clementines I bought at the market when I visited my cousin last Thanksgiving? They’ll live in my memory as the best clementines I’ve ever had. And let me tell you, those foods seduce me. For me, somehow food in Italy seems better, more exotic, more enjoyable and just … well, just more of everything. I’ve been lucky to visit Italy a few times now, each with its own distinct food-related memories. So, what’s a girl who doesn’t cook to seduce to do when the # LetsLunch bunch honors my friend Mina (aka Rashda) Khan for her first published book, The Djinn’s Dilemma (it’s a paranormal romance!), by writing about Foods of Seduction? Well, in this for instance, I’m lucky because I just got back from Italy, where I’m fairly certain life revolves around food and drink. (friends who know me & my commitmentphobia too well, you can stop laughing about the concept of me being all googly-eyed.) I’ll save that for the guy who manages to make me go all googly-eyed. That’s in part because I think cooking for a guy is pretty intimate. Not the point though… The point is, finding my way to a guy’s heart through his stomach has not been my style. I’ll resist lumping all guys into a category of football obsessed. In case you’re wondering, it turns out that guys do, in fact, appreciate a girl who knows the difference between a wide receiver and a running back. Quite frankly, I’m more likely to seduce a guy over a drink or while watching a football game. As a single girl, most of my cooking is for friends, family and coworkers.
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