Italy on a Plate - The Week in Italian Food: Jan 15, 2012

 

It's been a week full of Italian food from around the web. Looks like everyone is back from the holidays - cooking and eating again.  For recipes, we go to Rome for a savory pie and Gnocchi alla Romana, then to Northern Italy for a few hearty dishes - stews from Piedmont and Milan and a meatloaf in Tuscany.  There's also a link to homemade bread and a few desserts.  Eating Italy has much to offer, too.  Eating in Venice, Milan, Rome, Abruzzo & more.  Wine in Umbria.  Breakfast Italian style & a recipe contest. And don't forget that January 17th is International Day of Italian Cuisine.  Buon Appetito!

 

 

 

 My Choices for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes:

Pane Casereccio (Homemade Bread) - Memorie di Angelina

Artichoke and Chard Savory Pie - Gina Tringali

Gnocchi alla Romana and Home Food's Cesarino - The American in Italia

Squid Ink Pasta - Emiko Davies

Osso Buco Milanese - Italian Food Forever

Brasato al Barolo - Mario's Italian Kitchen

Meatloaf of the Tuscan Peasant Cooking - Jul's Kitchen

Torta alla Nocciola (Hazelnut Cake with a Chocolate Ganache Filling) - Volevo Fare lo Chef (Italian & English)

Pear Crostata with Chocolate Almond Frangipane - La Mia Vita Dolce

Torta di Marzapane e Marmellata (Orange Marzipan Cake) - Cake Duchess

 

 

 

Eating Italy:

Bacaro Tour of Venice: Where to Eat Without Breaking the Bank - Great tips from a Venetian about where to go & what to order on a bacaro tour in Venice - Monica Cesarato

Abruzzo: Sun, Snow, Food - Pasta Bites

Eating the Adriatic: Finding an Authentic Venetian Restaurant - Europe Up Close

The Cube in Milan: Pop-Up Restaurant - Degustinations

Metamorfosi Restaurant (in Rome) - Revolution of Senses - Tavole Romane

Relishing Rome - Conde Naste Traveler

Valchiavenna: Gone to the "crott" - Interesting and mouthwatering piece on caves turned restaurants in Northern Italy - Rubber Slippers in Italy

Sagrantino di Montefalco: Taming the Beast and The Colli Martani: Wine on Wheels - Love both these Umbrian wine posts from Rebecca  for Umbria on the Blog

Fare Colazione - The art of the Italian breakfast & a breakfast recipe contest - Briciole

Il Calendario del Sale - Telling the weather with salt - Italian Notebook

Guide to Italian Supermarkets: Buying Groceries in Italy - Italy Magazine

International Day of Italian Cuisine 2012 - Italy Magazine

Amaretti and Amaretto - Quatro Fromaggio and Other Disgraces on the Menu

How Italian Food Conquered the World - Italian New York

Campo de' Fiori, Rome - The Purple Foodie

Favorite Bakery in Rome: Regoli - Browsing Rome

 

 

 

Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals 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:

Join me on a Food & Wine Lover's Journey to Puglia

Best Ways to Savor Venice

Italian Hot Chocolate and Carnival in Venice

Christmas Around Italy - 10 Addresses for Christmas Sweets in Rome

Torta Caprese - Flourless Chocolate Cake from Capri

Torta Setteveli - Seven Veils Cake from Palermo

Scenes from CioccolaTo - Chocolate Festival in Turin

Food in Rome: Taste of Testaccio is Offal

Coda alla Vaccinara (Roman Style Oxtail Stew)

Comments

[Simona]

I love the tray of pastries! One of these days I will write a bit about the tradition of buying pastries for the Sunday lunch. Thanks for the inspiration. I also have a funny story about baba al rum. Have a great week!

[Jenifer Mangione Vogt]

Hi Kathy,

I just found your site because you linked to my review of "How Italian Food Conquered the World" by John Mariani on Italian New York.

Thank you so much for that!

I also want to say that I really like this site! It's great that you compiled all the articles here. I really appreciate that and you found some great posts!

Cheers,
Jenifer Mangione Vogt

[diane bonfert]

Hi Kathy,

Have enjoyed your site the last few weeks. Will Ryer gave me your info after many conversations about good food and travel and how your site was a perfect match. He is definitely right! I have passed on to my friends in Provence and my Italian friends too. We will have great references from your blogs on new and exciting places to visit on our next travels. Diane Bonfert/Los Angeles

[Mario Matassa]

Hi Kathy,

Great site. The crostata has put me in mind to do a little baking this afternoon.

Best,
Mario

[ciaochowlinda]

Another great round-up of Italian food and sites to visit.

[Lora @cakeduchess]

Grazie Kathy:)Love all of these delicious links.

[Kathy]

Simona - I love your stories and look forward to the Sunday pastries one. I too have a funny and bittersweet story about making baba al rhum, well, actually the French one. I will be sharing it here, too, and soon.

Hi Jenifer - Thanks for the comment & you're welcome. I really enjoyed the post and thought others would too. Hope to see you back here again!

Hi Diane - Will also told me about you. I'm so happy you've stopped by. Thank you for your comments & for passing the site along. Hoping to see you here again!

Hi Mario - Always glad to help with baking inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

Linda - Thanks very much. Glad you like the links!

Lora - Prego! Love your stories attached to your recipes.