And capo d'anno has nothing to do Sylvester !

in an exaggerated expensive restaurant filled with deafening music and vociferous fake laughter of drunken people...we chose to go out a day before, with close friends in the best restaurant. We could enjoy food and wine in a cosy and quiet atmosphere,while telling stories and laughing from the bottom of the heart.

in our birth town . and they are expensive too . In the expensive restaurants , at new years eve , there is no loud music , not often will you see a drunken person there . At every Chatouna here , music is deafening , sometimes there are drunken people too .

mostly on holidays and it was exactly as i described it . When we were in town we were invited at friends. You are right,on Hatunas music is also deafening.

are not Kosher? The best Israeli Chef,i don t remember his name ,was cook in the Leonardo Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem , 100% Kosher .

The result of a google search includes both: In Italy, New Year's Eve (Vigilia di Capodanno or Notte di San Silvestro) is celebrated by the observation of traditional rituals, such as wearing red underwear. An ancient tradition, no longer existing, was disposing of old or unused items by dropping them from the window. Try it; you might find the results interesting, and not just for Italy.

You didn't talk about Israel .

and in Israel are not Kosher , see lists of best restaurants .

pekelfleisch with mashed potatoes and griven.. with borsht,or whole grilled duck liver with oignons, or freshly made latkes/ ? Years ago Fefferberg restaurant was the best restaurant in Jerusalem and it was Kosher.

Fefferberg the best ? i have many doubds , who made this "ranking" ?

Not what is called "great" cuisine . The best "pekelfleish" i ate were from two NON kosher butchers in our birth town , one of them was a Jewish one .

a small sample of haute cuisine ,artistically presented on beautiful china .You eat with your eyes.The little your tongue tastes isn t worth mashed potatoes with griven. If this is great cuisine,give me heimische kitchen.

My computer is programmed to warn me if i make mistakes.

Well presented . Give me only a very simple "steak a l'echalotte" , or "turbot a la creme" But heimische cuisine was , is , and never will be "haute cuisine" , never will have , even only , "three stars" in the Michelin . My PC , has also a "correct" program . When i write in French it always corrects dates , some words [ dont corrected as don't ]

is only relevant for Havdala. People enjoying food can better rely on their incorruptible palate than on star- distributing tasters. It is fun to discover little restaurants with delicious food .Also much cheaper. Shevua Tov,Charles