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Wine Spectator - May 2002
Capri By Day and by Night
By James Suckling
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Ristorante Pizzeria Aurora 18-20 Via Fuorlovado Telephone (OlI) 39-081-837-0181 Open Lunch and dinner, (laity Cost Entrées $14-$23
This is anything but a run-of-the-mill pizzeria. In the oldest restaurant on the island, young owners Mia and Franco d'Alessio produce some of the freshest, tastiest food on Capri. From a simple pizza bianco with mozzarella and arugula to roasted local fish such as prezzogna with a zesty spinach gar-nish, everything is first-rate. Mia says that her family has run
the restaurant for more than 100 years and that preparing sim-ple food with the best local ingredients is a family tradition. The biggest change that she and her husband, Franco, made when they took over about seven years ago was in the wine list. For a small restaurant, Aurora has a very good list with more than 250 selections, from Antinori's Solaia to single-vineyard Fianos and Grecos from Feudi di San Gregorio. When Mia and Franco are not in their restaurant, they travel the vineyards of Italy looking for special bottles for their cellar.
"The most knowledgeable customers we have for wine are the Americans and Germans," she said. "They always want to drink the best wines we have."
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