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Nonno Gino is starving and finally sits down at a proper Italian restaurant. Watch him order like a true Italian — and learn everything you need to eat out in Italy with confidence! 🇮🇹

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🇮🇹 Vocabulary from the video:

il menù = the menu

l’antipasto = starter

il primo = first course (pasta, risotto, soup)

il secondo = main course (meat or fish)

il tagliere = charcuterie / cheese board

al pesto = with pesto

alla griglia = grilled

fatto in casa = homemade

c’è l’imbarazzo della scelta = spoilt for choice

un ristorante come si deve = a proper restaurant

🧠 Grammar spotlight — “come si deve”

Come si deve literally means “as it should be” — used whenever something is done properly or correctly:

Un ristorante come si deve = A proper restaurant

Una persona come si deve = A decent person

Fallo come si deve! = Do it properly!

You’ll hear this expression constantly in everyday Italian — learn it and use it! 🇮🇹

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