Back at the start of this year (full article here) we wrote the following:
Riccardo and Adele at the trattoria Da Riccardo have been keeping their customers contented and well fed for over a decade but this evening they served their last dish as Riccardo and Adele have now officially retired.
Their mix of menus which have catered for visitors to Barga and local custom since 2004 will from midnight tonight, no longer be available
Riccardo speaking in his kitchen this evening expressed his pride in his decade behind the pans and ovens but now it was time for a change.
Just what the future will bring for the trattoria Da Riccardo is still not yet clear but watch this space, all will become known shortly.
Just a few months later, the following message was posted up on Facebook;
Giovedì 14 maggio alle ore 18:30 Grande Apertura “SHAMROCK IRISH PUB”in via Marconi 10 (ex Trattoria da Riccardo) Barga(Lu).
Music Band Live:”The Strangers”
Birra a fiumi e NON-STOP SHAMROCK!!
Questo è un evento per veri intenditori di birra se il sintomo dell’alcolismo persiste accorrete numerosi!!
May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go, and guide you in whatever you do and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always
So now we know -- Da Riccardo’s trattoria has been transformed into an Irish Pub and this evening the ribbon was cut as many, many people crowded outside intent on sampling some the fine Irish beers on sale inside, blocking the main road for a while until the vigili urbani started to direct the traffic and things calmed down again.
Grandissima festa di inaugurazione al nuovissimo Irish pub di Barga SHAMROCK!! La band ‘the strangers’ ha fatto scatenare la folla accorsa a dare il miglior augurio a Stefano e Roberto per questa nuova avventura
Shamrock , Barga, Via Marconi 10 (ex trattoria da Riccardo)
video by Alessio Muccini Production