Alright, I guess it's about time to start posting some of my photos from my vacation a couple months ago. And to start off, here's somewhere I've wanted to visit for years: the original Eataly, across the street from Lingotto (a place you'll be hearing more about whenever I get around to writing my travel blog series!) on the outskirts of Turin. This store opened in 2007, and like most Eataly locations (at least in Italy), it was not a purpose-built store -- this one was formerly a factory (much like Lingotto itself), which probably explains why it doesn't look like much from the outside.
I'm sure this authentic Eataly will be nicer than the one announced to open in Houston in the coming months! That said, there has been some Italian-related excitement in Houston in the past few months with the Eataly announcement and the announcement just this past week that ITA will be flying to IAH from FCO soon with A330-900s. Off the top of my head, the A330 has never been a common plane at IAH. Air France, Lufthansa, and KLM have sent it here on occasion, but it is rarely the main planes they send here.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely one of my favorite Eatalys -- it seems to be hanging on to the original concept of being a grocery store with a food court, rather than a food court with some groceries like most Eatalys are these days. I've never visited one outside of Italy, though -- I'd love to check out an American Eataly some time!
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