Mar 16 2023

Ernani @ Saratota


Sarasota Opera House

This the third of their four opera productions of the season: a lesser known but the most wonderful one.

Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)  wrote this based on Victor Huge’s 1830 Hernani. The opera was premiered in 1844 in Venice.

The drama is set in 16th-century Spain, a tragic love story between the titular character, a former noble who became a bandit after being banished, and a young woman named Donna Sol de Silva, who has two other suitors, namely her uncle Don Ruy Gomez and Don Carlos …

 


Mar 16 2023

1592 Wood Fired Kitchen


1592 Main Street
Sarasota, FL 34236

Will return – Love their barn doors!

This mediterranean restaurant has outdoor tables, covered with white table cloth. Indoor tables, however, are bare – interesting.

Service is good. Servers have an accent – making them more authentic and believable? [I’ll never get ride of my accent -:)] And their small plates are delicious:

  1. Garlic shrimp
  2. Spicy falafel
  3. Grilled lamb chops
  4. Shishito peppers & mushrooms

We couldn’t finish them all – guess not too small after all.

Their house wine Proverb Cab Sauv 2021 is good, served in a Riedel glass.

 

Riedel glassware House red is preferred