I hope all of you had a good week, and to all the mothers (even those not in the United States), Happy Mother's Day! Lots of good recipe links again this week, inlcuding a fried pizza recipe from Naples, zucchini from Sicily, an Abruzzese soup with 28 ingredients, plenty of pasta, two delciously creamy risotti and an idea for leftover lamb.
Eating Italy is full of links, too: food lovers' guides to Piedmont, Florence and Sicily. There are also restaurant reviews for two popular Roman restaurants, a dinner dedicated to Hemingway in Venice, a visit to the Artusi museum, and video help with Italian grape names. If you're traveling or planning travel to Italy this year, be sure to check out the ever growing list of upcoming food and wine festivals...chocolate, gelato, wine and more! Enjoy and Buon Appetito!
My Choices for the Top 10 Italian Food Recipes from Around the Web:
Pizzette Fritte and Pizzette Fritte Ripiene (Fried Pizza and Fried Stuffed Pizza) - A great story to go along with this Neapolitan recipe - Napoli Unplugged
Lo Zucchino Impupazzato (Zucchini Cake) - Tzatziki a Colazione
Virtues of Le Virtu: Teramo's Tasty Spring Clean Soup - A 48 hour soup with 28 ingredients - A loose recipe, with cheat helps to shorten the cooking time and the history of the dish - Life in Abruzzo
Lasagna Primavera - Italian Food Forever
Ravioli Filled with Tomato Bread Soup - The Tuscan classic pappa al pomodoro used to fill ravioli - Jul's Kitchen
Tagliatelle with Rabbit and Black Truffle - Rubber Slippers in Italy
Risotto with Beet Greens and Roasted Beets - Italicious
Spring Vegetable and Shrimp Risotto - Domenica cooks for the The Washington Post
Crochette d'Agnello e Bieta (Lamb and Swiss Chard Crochettes) - Gread idea for left over lamb - Memorie di Angelina
Cucuzza: Sicilian Style Young Summer Zucchini - I Sicilian
Eating Italy:
Piedmont Slays Tuscany - Great piece on how great the food and wine in Piedmont are - Parla Food
Hemingway's Culinary "Cure" Served Up in Venice - This month, the Gritti Palace in Venice is serving up the dish Hemingway used as a cure during his stay - Marketing gimick yes, but the meal sounds interesting and delicious nonetheless - ANSA
A Taste of Florence - where and what to eat for the food lover traveling to Florence - Emiko Davies
Testaroli and Panigacci from Lunigiana - More love for the regionality of Italian food, here are two pasta shapes from the Lunigiana in Tuscany - Tuscanycious
Gaglioppo: Italian Grape Name and Appellation Pronuciation Project - Continuation of Jeremy's project to help us all pronounce Italian grape names correctly, a cute video of an Italian pronouncing gaglioppo - DoBianchi
In Rome, Farmer's Markets are in Season - Katie Parla reports on some of the true Farmers' Markets in Rome - New York Times
Mamma Mia: A Visit to Casa Artusi - Except for her fear of lard, a nice piece on a visit to the Artusi museum and piadina cooking class - Huffington Post
A Moveable Feast in Southern Italy - Wall Street Journal
Sicily, Italy: An Insider's Guide to Restaurants and Nightlife - The Telegraph
L'Arcangelo: Roman Tradition with Genius - A review of the very popular Roman restaurant L'Arcangelo - Tavole Romane (I've linked to their Google English-translation verison.)
L'Asino d'Oro: Just Maybe My Favorite Restaurant in Rome - Revealed Rome
Guide to Italian Whites - Part II (A Look at Trentino and the Alto Adige) - Snooth
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
Milano Food Week - May 7 to 15 - Milan - Food festival with tastings, food demonstrations, and more
Festa della Fragola Terriciola (Strawberry Festival) - Each Saturday and Sunday from May 7 to 22 - Near Pisa in the city of Terriciola - Tuscany Pass has information in English: Strawberry Festival
Wine and the City - May 18 to 21 - Naples - 100 locations throughout the city wine will be the focus of an event and and there will be wine to taste - Napoli Unplugged has information about Wine in the City in English
Festa della Focaccia di Recco - May 22 - Recco near Genova celebrates its famous focaccia with formaggio (note: they have not yet updated their program to the 2011 version on the website, but the date for this year is Sunday, May 22)
Vitigno Italia - May 22 to 24 - 7th Annual Wine Festival in Naples at the Castel dell' Ovo - Napoli Unplugged has information about the Wine Festival in English
Firenze Gelato Festival 2011 - May 25 to 29 - Florence - Throughout Florence, they will be celebrating the world of gelato
Cantine Aperte - May 29 - Over 800 wineries throughout Italy will open their doors to visitors - For an explanation of how to find a winery in a specific area see Why Go Italy's post on the wine celebration
Le Strada della Mozzarella - May 27 to 30 - Paestum - Festival of Mozzarella di Bufala and also other wine and food of the Paestum area - Check the brochure for program details
Slow Fish 2011 - May 27 to 30 - Fiera di Genova - 5th edition of the International fair dedicated to sustainable fishing
Chianti Wine Festival Montespertoli - May 29 to June 6 - The Tuscan town of Montespertoli celebrates its Chianti DOC
Sagre delle Fragole (Strawberry Festival) - June 4 & 5 - Nemi, part of the Castelli Romani outside of Rome, celebrates the strawberry
Melodia del Vino - June 28 to July 8 - Festival where Tuscan wines and classical music meet - Various locations in Tuscany (For a description of the Melodia del Vino festival in English - Tuscanycious)
Barolo Night 2011 - July 23 - The town La Morra, in the Piedmont region, celebrates the king of wines - Barolo - with a progressive dinner in four locations, showcasing La Morra cuisine with a wine pairing.
Sagra della Porchetta di Arricia - September 4 - The town Arricia, near Rome, most famous for the roasted suckling pig starts porchetta celebrations on the first Sunday in Septmeber
Slow Food Cheese - September 16 to 19 - Bra, the home of the Slow Food Headquarters - An cheese festival that originally highlighted only local cheeses, now is an international affair celebrating artisanl cheesemaking - the site is still under construction
CousCous Festival - September 20 - 25 - San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily
EuroChocolate - October 14 to 23 - Perugia - The biggest chocolate festival in Italy
Related Posts:
Taste of Napoli: Fifteen Favorite Dishes for the Food Lover in Naples
Lunch Salento Style at Cantine Menhir
Tasting Venice: A Food Tour with Monica Cesarato
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Hi!
I like very much the way you talk about italian food and recipes.
I want to give you my compliments
Posted by: lydia | May 08, 2011 at 01:23 PM
Wow, I can't even keep up with all of the posts from Katie Parla, she's incredible!
And what a lovely shot of those granita (or is that granite, lol), I had one the other day here but not quite as good - I think the neon orange color gave it away!
Thanks for another inspirational week!
Posted by: Tuula | May 09, 2011 at 08:53 AM
Lydia - Thank you very much for such a kind compliment.
Tuula - Thanks! You're right, Katie Parla is definitely writing up a savory storm. You need to head on over to Sicily for some granita....it's only a short plane ride, right?!!
Posted by: Kathy | May 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM