Italian Food Sayings

[Epiphany74]

Can anyone think of a saying, quote or poem in Italian about food or wine? It's for use on an Italian cafe menu.

[Mortartube]

Buon Appetito!

Same as Bon Appetit in French. Meaning.

Tuck in! Get stuck in! Eat already! Enjoy! Enjoy your meal! Happy eating! Get your laughing gear round this! Down the hatch! This looks nice!

[swedeheart]

(not sure if all are Italian)

A tavola non si invecchia - you don't age while you eat/are seated at a table.

A good wine starts and ends with a smile.

Mangia che ti passa - eat and you'll feel better/it will pass (your troubles will pass, that is!)

Old wine and friends improve with age.

L'appetito vien mangiando - the appetite comes while you're eating.

...and of course: The trouble with eating Italian food is that 5 or 6 days later you're hungry again.

[Clanad]

Esse nufesso qui dice male di pasta... One has to be an idiot to speak ill of pasta!

[vascop]

Clannad - that's dialect - not proper Italian and its 'chi' not 'qui'

[funnygirl]

Bellissimo!

I think it means wonderful or beautiful.

[aniani]

fa venire l'aqualina in bocca
it makes your mouth water

[vascop]

It should be 'acquolina'.
Vasco

[crisgal]

when i lived in italy, many moons ago, there was an advert for lavazza coffee.
The slogan translated as:
The more you send it down, the more it picks you up!