Wednesday and another chance to escape the dust and noise of home.
Nick was to pick me up at the house before we headed west to Bray. I knew I should have looked at a map as Nick assured me the SATNAV would take us to our lunchtime destination, Caldesi, an authentic italian restaurant run by Giancarlo Caldesi.
We spent the first 20 minutes of our journey touring the back streets of Southall as the SATNAV took us the scenic (ok it wasnt that scenic) route to Bray.We stopped for petrol and made few ajustments to our navigation aid, and we we're quickly back on route.
Shortly after we arrived at our destination in Bray, a large people carrier pulled up along side us. Out stepped the owner of Caldesi , Giancarlo, and after a brisk introduction we we're ushered inside. Giancarlo insisted that we let him order for us, to ensure we sampled a real Tuscan lunchtime experience.
We had a tremendous meal complete with two white, one rose, one red and one desert wine.( Hic )
Giancarlo was an enthusiastic host, if a little intense at times as he tried to explain the ins and outs of running a top class restaurant. Nick was in the firing line for most of our hosts probing whilst I tried to impress the manager with my very limited knowledge of Italian wine. I also managed to sneak off from time to time to take a few photos, including a few in the kitchens, watching the head chef in action was fun. I cant remember all the wonderful food we had(probably the wine) just check out their website . I'd love to eat here again.

http://www.campagna.caldesi.com/page.php?intPageID=12