https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/08/27/food-blogging-viva-verdi-viva-verona-viva-enoteca-della-valpolicella/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 07:34:42 -0400<![CDATA[As Michael Ledeen so succinctly puts it in the comments two posts below, &#8220;The very IDEA of pizza in Venice, oy.&#8221; Right he is. Unfortunately, the pizza at Il Refolo, once we did get there the next evening, was nowhere near as good as what we get back home in LA&#8217;s Mozza or Seattle&#8217;s Serious Pies, let alone in Michael&#8217;s beloved Naples. In fact, the mediocre food reputation held by Venice is, for my palate at least, more or less true. We didn&#8217;t really have a meal there worth talking about (even though I did) in three days &#8211; and we tried. Hard.]]>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:53:57 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/08/27/food-blogging-viva-verdi-viva-verona-viva-enoteca-della-valpolicella-n217533