Artichokes, a "big night" in Napoli with timballo, Artusi's brodo, dishes from Piedmont, Rome, Puglia, Livorno and goulash from the Dolomites are the recipes for this week's Italian food roundup. In Eating Italy, we travel all around the boot with food and drink, too (a lot of wine links this week): A culinary tour in Sicily, a restaurant in Bari, a market and food lover's trip in Rome, a wine bar in Verona, polenta in Stresa and some words of wisdom on cooking pasta the Italian way (the only way, of course).
Also, be sure to check back here daily for the next two weeks for a Taste of Puglia. To celebrate the culinary tours to Puglia I'm hosting in May and September, I'll be bringing you recipes, stories and information from Puglia to whet your appetite. Enjoy & Buon Appettito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes from Around the Web:
Taralli with Fennel - Journey of an Italian Cook
Brodo - Inspired by Artusi - Emiko Davies
Zuppa di Cavolo Nero con Salsiccia ed Orzo (Black Kale, Sausage & Barley Soup) - The Front Burner
Timballo di Maccheroni alla Napoletana - Napoli Unplugged
Spaghetti alla Carbonara from Pipero al Rex in Rome - Flavor of Italy
Farro Tajarin Pasta with Artichokes and Leeks - Bella Baita View
Polenta with Kale and Cannellini - Piedmont in Brooklyn
Pasta with Artichokes, Smoked Bacon & Parsley - Lucullian Delights
Cacciucco Revisited - A lighter version of the Tuscan classic - The Florentine
Italian Goulash in the Dolomites - along with gorgeous photos of a snow Val Gardena - Ciao Chow Linda
Eating Italy:
Wines of Italy: The Great Indoors of Benevento - Come for the Wine
Seeing and Believing in Sicily: Enjoying a Hyper-Seasonal Super Local Dinner - The 5th piece in the series of culinary travel through Sicily - Faith Willinger for La Cucina Italiana
Verona: Antica Bottega del Vino - One of the oldest taverns in Verona - Urban Italy
Mercato Trionfale Offers Great Food, Atmosphere Near Vatican - Parla Food
Terranima {in Bari} - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
Eating in Rome - The Purple Foodie
The Budget Traveler's Guide to Wine Tasting in Italy - BootsnAll
Stresa Carnevale: Martedi Grasso Polenta - Stresa Sights
Intro to Umbria, Campania and Italian Wine Law 101 - Informative piece on 3 wine topics - Vindulge
A Star is Born in Chianti in Porta di Vertine - DoBianchi
L'anima - On cooking pasta the Italian way - Eleonora for The American in Italia
Brunello di Montalcino ~ 2007 Normale and 2006 Riserva - Learn Italian Wines
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
CioccoItaly - March 23 to 25 - Trento - Artisinal chocolate fair in Trento's Piazza di Fiere
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!
Related Posts:
Italy on a Plate: The Week in Italian Food - February 26, 2012
Torta Setteveli - Seven Veils Cake from Palermo
Good Views and Good Eat in Taormina
Da Danilo - Delicious Dining in Rome
Roman Pasta Dishes and 10 Places to Eat Them in Rome
The Dish from Puglia: Ricci di Mare (sea urchins) from Porto Badisco
The Dish from Puglia: Il Rustico Leccese
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Hi Kathy,
Thanks for including me in your roundup - that's some pretty fine company! And congratulations on your Cannolo award. Brava!
Posted by: AdriBarr | March 04, 2012 at 06:20 PM
I've read your blog a few times and liked it a lot. I also appreciate and love how passionate you are about Puglia :-).
Posted by: Marco | March 05, 2012 at 03:50 AM
As always, you make my mouth water with these great posts. I'm honored to be included.
Posted by: Ciaochowlinda | March 06, 2012 at 09:51 AM
Adri - You're welcome, as always. Although the sun is out, here in No. California, we've hit a bit of a cold spell, and your soup warmed me up just by reading about it.
Marco - Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I'm glad you like the blog and am sure you can understand my love for Puglia. By the way, I stopped by your site and really like it. Great information on Puglia!
Linda - You're welcome. I love seeing dishes from North Italy with Austria/Hungarian influences. A lot of people don't realize there are places in Italy where these types of dishes are very common.
Posted by: Kathy | March 07, 2012 at 11:47 AM