I'm very excited about the variety of regional recipes in this week's Top 10. You'll find a classic from North Italy, a "little steak" from Napoli, an Autumn/winter classic in Rome - Puntarelle, Sicillian spiedini, a sausage dish from Umbria, and chestnut cake from Tuscany. As it's also officially Christmas season, we're slowly getting into the Christmas spirit with Christmas sweet breads. Two posts on the subject, one a recipe for panettone and another on six sweet Christmas breads in Italy. In the coming month, I'll be on the lookout for as many Italian Christmas recipes as I can find and will be making a few of mine own, too. Eating Italy has eating advice for the biggies (Rome & Florence) and for smaller cities - Bologna, Trieste, Mantua. There's also a link to information for a Barolo wine app and more. Enjoy this week's roundup and Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes from Around the Web:
Lasagne alla Boscaiolia - Due Spaghetti
Tortellini in Brodo (Tortellini in Broth) - La Bella Vita
Bistecchina alla Napoletana ~ Cooking with Giuseppe - Napoli Unplugged
Swordfish Kebabs Sicilian Style (Spiedini ri pisci spada) - Sicily Lovers
Spezzatino di Manzo con La Polenta - Memorie di Angelina
Sausage with Raisins Umbrian Style - Rebecca for Umbria on the Blog
Puntarelle Dressing and An Artisisanal Julienne Tool from the Market - Flavor of Italy
Ready to Make Panettone? - Eat Italian
Chestnut Cake from Monteriggioni, Tuscany - Foodwise
Panna Cotta alla Crema di Latte e Cachi (Sweetened Condensed Milk Panna Cotta with Persimmon Coulis) - Volevo Fare Lo Chef (Scroll down for the English version of the recipe)
Eating Italy:
Rome's Top Wine Bars: Where to Drink and Buy the Best Wine in Town - Buzz in Rome
Mantua -A Gonzaga Getaway - The food and art entice Freya to leave Florence for a getaway in Mantua - Freya's Florence
Ten Best Budget Eats in Bologna - The Guardian
The Best Restaurants in Florence - Experience Tuscany
All' Antico Ristoro di Cambi in Florence - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
Hostaria da Settimio - My Neighborhood Trattoria in Rome - Gina Tringali
Da Zoc al Bramante, dieci brunch - 10 places not to miss for brunch in Rome - from low budget to those with inflated wallets - "portafogli piu' gonfi") - Puntarella Rosa (in Italian but names and addresses are easy to read)
Brunching in Rome: Fabrica - Young in Rome
Five Best Historic Caffes in Trieste - Italy Magazine
The Gecko (Enoteca Gecko in Lazio) - The American in Italia
La Barrique - Enoteca e Degustazione del rione Monti - Review of Enoteca La Barrique in the Monti district of Rome - Tavole Romane (Scroll down to translate to English version)
Brand New Barolo iPhone App - Jancis Robinson
In an Italian Kitchen Mamma Knows Best - A nice recounting of a culinary vacation in Italy and a little about the "mammas" met along the way - Los Angeles Times
Italy's Six Sweet Christmas Breads: Panettone and Beyond - Walks of Italy
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
Frantoi Aperti (Open Olive Mills) - October 29 to December 11 - Throughout Umbria olive oil mills are opening their doors and providing tastings to promote the olive oil of Umbria
Giornate Gastronomiche Sorrentine 2011 - December 1 to 20 - Sorrento "Gastronomic Days" celebrates the food of the area
Showcolate - December 8 to 11 - Napoli - Chocolate Festival
Christmas Markets and Events in Italy
Cioccolentino 2012 - February 10 to 14, 2012 - Terni - Chocolate festival and more in the Umbrian town half way between Rome and Perugia
Fiera del Cioccolato Artigianale - February 10 to 19, 2012 - Florence - Artisanl chocolate festival
Carnevale di Venezia -February 11 to 21, 2012 - Venice - Not really a food and wine festival, but it is a festival, one where the entire floating city becomes a stage, that one should attend at least once in a life time.
Cioccola-To - March 2 to 11, 2012 - Turin - Italian chocolates & more, with a focus on the chocolatiers of Turin, fill the Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
VinItaly - March 25 to 28, 2012 - Verona - Italy's largest wine exposition
Events in Tuscany - Site listing many events throughout Tuscany, and not only food and wine
Events in the Langhe area of Piedmont - Site from the Alba Tourist office listing many festivals, mostly wine & food, happening in the Langhe area of Piedmont
Related Posts:
Roman Pasta Dishes and Ten Places to Eat Them in Rome
Corte Visconti and Risotto with a Count in Lombardy
Wine Tasting in Tuscany - Along the Chianti Trail
History of Chocolate in Turin - Gianduja and Much More
Tiramisu Cheesecake - A Delicious Italian-American Combination
Art of Making Pasta by Hand - A Pugliese Pasta Lesson from Nonna Vata
Fettuccine ai Funghi inspired by Autumn in Rome
Pasta all' Amatriciana - A Roman Treat
Pasta alla Genovese and Classic Neapolitan Sauces at Citta del Gusto
Torta Caprese - Flourless Chocolate Cake from Capri
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Where's the recipe for the ravioli in the top photo? Can't tell which one that is (the sauce looks like my nonna's). All of the food looks wonderful, of course.
Posted by: Paula | November 29, 2011 at 04:33 PM
Sorry, Paula, but no recipe for the ravioli in that photo. That's the donkey ragu from my lunch with Edoardo Visconti. I don't have plans to create one either, as I think it would be impossible to find donkey meat here in the U.S. :)
Posted by: Kathy | November 29, 2011 at 07:13 PM
Thanks for the mention! What a nice way to stumble upon your blog. How could we have missed the wealth of information here? We will definitely be back. A presto! Stefano and Cara
Posted by: Duespaghetti | November 29, 2011 at 09:21 PM