http://www.lifeinabruzzo.com/osteria-degli-ulivi-tavern-of-the-olive-trees/ All about Abruzzo in a cherry-picked fashion! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lifeinabruzzo.com/osteria-degli-ulivi-tavern-of-the-olive-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Robert Hall Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:12:36 +0000 http://www.lifeinabruzzo.com/guide/restaurants-in-abruzzo/osteria-degli-ulvivi-tavern-of-the-olive-trees/#comment-7 There was something quite surreal about visiting Osteria degli Ulivi. We arrived on the first night of our honeymoon in August, having made the drive over from Rome. Coming from the heat and bustle of the city, and mayhem of the roads, this seemed as remote and tranquil a backwater as you could hope to find. But the awe-inspiring food would be at home in the most chic and sophisticated metropolitan restaurant. Maybe I don't get out enough, but this elevated the night to a whole new experience, and provided quite a contrast to the equally pleasurable dining to be found in the simpler rustic agriturismi we discovered later. There was something quite surreal about visiting Osteria degli Ulivi. We arrived on the first night of our honeymoon in August, having made the drive over from Rome. Coming from the heat and bustle of the city, and mayhem of the roads, this seemed as remote and tranquil a backwater as you could hope to find. But the awe-inspiring food would be at home in the most chic and sophisticated metropolitan restaurant. Maybe I don't get out enough, but this elevated the night to a whole new experience, and provided quite a contrast to the equally pleasurable dining to be found in the simpler rustic agriturismi we discovered later.

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