When I moved to Cincinnati from Knoxville I said ‘hey’. After weeks of ‘what’ as a response, I changed my approach!Ciao from central North Carolina, or as we say here "Hey!" Welcome aboard. My wife used to review restaurants for a large circulation newspaper on Long Island, New York, and wrote a rave review of an Italian restaurant in Queens, so the owners befriended her and she used to spend time at their family vineyard in Italy.
I've never been to Italy, but I've been to the restaurant in Queens which is absolutely superb. Not inexpensive but worth it.