'I can taste the flavour much more': Italians rediscover eating out

After two months of coronavirus lockdown, Italy takes cautious steps towards normality

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For some, being able to frequent Italy's bars and restaurants on Monday after more than two months of lockdown was akin to ending a strict dietary regime.

I can taste the fullness of the flavour much more," said Sandro Urbani as he drank a glass of white Sangiovanni wine outside Caffe Barrique in the Umbrian town of Orvieto. It's as if I've been on a diet over the past few months and all of a sudden I can eat a slice of salami."