Death to the Red Checkered Tablecloth
It's a somewhat embracing admission, but growing up in the US there is a typical vision that comes to mind when recalling the Italian restaurants we frequented on family outings: dark wood paneling, raffia covered wine bottles as candle holders, and tables draped in red and white checkered cloth..ah yes, you know the one. Coast to coast, across the nation named for a Florentine...