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Italian for 'we ran out of pretense, sit down and eat'.
means A small, casual Italian restaurant or tavern serving simple, home-style food and wine, typically without the formality or pricing of a full-blown ristorante.
from From Italian 'osteria', built on 'oste' meaning 'host' or 'innkeeper' — itself from Latin 'hospes' (host, guest, stranger), the same root that gives English 'host,' 'hospital,' and 'hospitality.' Originally an osteria was simply the house of the oste: a place run by a host who put wine and a plate of something on the table because that's what hosts do.
- origin
- from host, same root as hostel
- hierarchy
- below trattoria in decor, above in flavor
- menu tell
- short list means the chef actually cooks it
- once meant
- tavern serving wine, not fine dining