Lunch at Locanda Cipriani, Torcello, Venice, Italy

It was great meeting Bonifacio Brass, owner of Locanda Cipriani, last Thursday and interviewing him for the blog. I鈥檇 eaten a light lunch there two years previously when I visited beautiful Torcello for the first time and when I was talking to William Goodacre of Tastes of Italy last December about Torcello and the Locanda, he offered to arrange a meeting with its owner, Bonifacio Brass, grandson of Giuseppe Cipriani. Do look at my last post if you haven鈥檛 read it already for details of that meeting and a background to the lovely Locanda 鈥� click here. At the end of the meeting, Bonifacio kindly offered me lunch, to which the obvious answer was, Yes please! Even without the interview, it鈥檚 certain I would have returned to the Locanda on this last trip as I鈥檇 loved it so much the time before. It鈥檚 also wonderful to escape the crowds of Venice for a day and ahead across the Lagoon in a vaporetto to this peaceful island where it is so easy to relax and find a quiet time.

The Locanda is also a place of tranquillity. There鈥檚 a wonderful homeliness to it combined with a sure touch of professionalism. You step inside and you could almost be entering someone鈥檚 home. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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