Italy on a Plate: The Week in Italian Food: Feb 19, 2012

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It's the Carnival edition of Italy on a Plate this week. Not only are there more Carnival recipes from Sicily, Tuscany and Naples, with a Neapolitan lasagna, but I've added speical section, Carnival in Italy, and a few links to videos and photo essays from the events going on around Italy.

Besides Carnival there's a lot in the way plain old feasting Italian style - photos and tales from Piedmont, Umbria (more from the International Wine Tourism Conference), Sicily, Parma, Tuscany and of course tons of eating going on in the capital, Roma. I hope you enjoy the selection of links and Buon Carnevale & Buon Appetito!

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

Bagna Cauda - Aglio, Olio & Peperoncino

Grilled Sardines in a Light Tomato & Wine Sauce - Scordo.com

Lasagna Napoletana - Napoli Unplugged

Lasagna Bolognese - Smitten Kitchen

Ravioli alla Cavarola - The Front Burner

Pasta with Roasted Winter Squash, Pioppini Mushrooms and Baby Spinach - Lucullian Delights

Schiaccia Briaca: A Cake That's Good Enough to Drink - Drunken cake from Elba Island - The Florentine

Cuddrireddri for Carnevale - Sicilian sweet for Carnival - Rubber Slippers in Italy

Carnival Rice Fritters - Jul's Kitchen

Bomboloni - Emiko Davies

Eating Italy:

For Sicilian Wine, White is in Vogue - SF Gate

An Olive Oil Tour in Sabina - The Olive Oil Times

Italian Love Foods: Aphrodisiac Food in Italian Cuisine - Slow Italy

An Italian Feast in Black and White: Casa Scaparone, Italy - Rambling Tart

Metamorfosi {Restaurant in Rome} - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome

An Afternoon with Arianna Occhipinti - Interview with a Sicilian natural wine maker - Gina Tringali

Best Suppli in Rome - The people have voted and the results are in, along with a downloadable PDF with 24 most-voted places in Rome for suppli - Tavole Romane

Wine Tourism in Italy: Two Apps to Make the Most of Your Time - Palate Press

By the Tiber River, A Museum Rises, Pleasures Follow - Food finds in the Flamino district of Rome - Katie Parla for NY Times

Italians Turn Back the Clock to Eat Cheaply in Recession - Leftovers and offal on the dinner table - The Guardian

Langhirano and a Plate of Parma Ham - Mario's Italian Kitchen

Snow and Winter Loom Large in Rome - Where to find the best hot chocolate in Rome - Buzz in Rome

Mamma che Pane - Frappe for Carnival in Rome and other sweet treats - Un Americana a Roma

Benvenuto Brunello - Information about the February event that celebrates newly released Brunello and the author's four favorite Brunellos - The American in Italia

Anselmi Capitel Croce 2007 - Not Exactly Soave - Itali Anna

All About Roman Artichokes - a video of Rome and its artichokes - Walks of Italy

International Wine Tourism Conference 2012 Preview - Photo essay of the conference - Come for the Wine

Terre Margaritelli Winery - Umbrian Hospitality - Vindulge

Carnival in Italy:

Carnival of Venice: Best Masks of 2012 - a video slideshow - Arcanalntellego

Carnevale di Venezia 2012 - Il Volo dell' Angelo - video of the flight of the Angel to open the week's festivities - Il Gazzettino

Counting Gappy Smiles at Carnevale d'Abruzzo - Life in Abruzzo

Combining Carnevale with Cruise Ship Protest - Only in Venice - photo essay - Living Venice

Il Video del terzo Corso del Carnevale di Viareggio - video of one of the Carnival parades in Viareggio - Versilia Today

Carnevale di Viareggio 2012 - Video showing how they make the amazing masks and the floats papier-mâché for Carnival in Viareggio - Bagno roberto, Lido di Camaiore

The History of the Carnival of Viareggio - Turismo in Toscana

Upcoming Food & Wine Festivals in Italy:

Cioccola-To - March 2 to 11, 2012 - Turin - Italian chocolates & more, with a focus on the chocolatiers of Turin, fill the Piazza Vittorio Veneto.

Taste Firenze - March 10 to 12 - Florence - The Leopolda Station

Sagra della Seppia - March 18 to 25 - Pinarella di Cervia - The seaside town near Ravenna celebrates seppia

VinItaly - March 25 to 28, 2012 - Verona - Italy's largest wine exposition

Wine in the City - May 16 to 19 - Naples - Throughout the city wine will be the focus of this event, where there will be wine to taste

Vitigno Italia - May 20 to 22 - Naples - 8th Annual Wine Festival in Naples at the Castel dell' Ovo

Firenze Gelato Festival - May 23 to 27 - Florence - The piazzas and streets of Florence will be filled with gelato stands and gelato!

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

Join me on a Food & Wine Lover's Culinary Journey Through Puglia!