#Vesuvio its last eruption was in 1944, my uncle wrote an interesting book about it. #MastoArt #Film #PhotoMonday #Photography https://flic.kr/p/2qd8EmS

#Napoli from the airplane. Most of the famous landmarks are visible in this photo, however being an open air city museum, there’s also a lot missing, and of course we the most notable absence is the #Vesuvio. #CoastalPhotography #photography #PhotoMonday https://flic.kr/p/2pVDfH7

In effetti ci mancava
https://terremoti.ingv.it/event/37829061
#Vesuvio #terremoto #Napoli #terremoti

***NEW PODCAST***

Part 4 in our mini-series on VESUVIO. We sit back down with bartender JOANNA LIOCE to talk all about ...

* her two-decade tenure behind the bar
* bartending vs. serving
* the pandemic
* the origins of Vesuvio's Wacky Wednesday music shows!

All this and more at the link in our bio. Also available wherever you listen to #podcasts.

Photography by Michelle Kilfeather

*** NEW EPISODE ***

We return to the booth upstairs at VESUVIO CAFÉ to meet longtime bartender JOANNA LIOCE!

* Her upbringing with a rock-critic dad and pediatric nurse mom
* A long stay in Europe right after high school
* Her first bartending job (where else?) in Dublin, Ireland
* The story of how she got the job at Vesuvio when SHE WAS 21!!!

Up now at the link in our bio and all your favorite podcast apps

Michelle Kilfeather

***PART 2 on VESUVIO***

Up now at the link in our bio or wherever you get #podcasts, hear the rest of Vesuvio co-owner Janet Clyde's #SanFrancisco story ...

* Cocktail waitressing at The Mab
* Bartending at the Coffee Gallery
* Opening Vesuvio at 6 a.m. for the "Dawn Patrol"
* Becoming a part owner of this storied SF institution

We'll be back next week to meet longtime Vesuvio bartender Joanna Lioce.

Jeff Hunt

***NEW EPISODE***

Going back to where it all started for this podcast, back in 2017, today we present Part 1 of 4 on Vesuvio.

Meet co-owner Janet Clyde and hear our chat about:

* what a great city for bars SF is
* the colorful and long history of Vesuvio
* how it got its look and feel
* its relationship with City Lights books across the alley
* Janet's story of hitchhiking to SF in 1978

Part 1 is up now at the link in our and all the podcast apps.

Photography by Jeff Hunt