Buona Domenica! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I have for you the regular Sunday roundup of Italian food. A bread named after a slipper, artichokes and Rome (Yes, artichoke season is here!), Torta Mimosa to celebrate the March 8th Festa delle Donne, and more. Eating Italy includes chocolate in Umbria, wines from Piedmont and Campania, Italian Alpine food; along with food and dining tips for Rome, Tuscany, Sicily, and the Lunigiana. Also, don't forget the list of food and wine festivals! As spring and summer near, I'm adding more & more to the list. Enjoy & Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes:
Ciabatta - Carol Field for Leite's Culinaria
Wine and Lemon Artichokes and a Day at the Roman Ghetto - Aprons and Sneakers
Frittata di Pasta - Briciole
Zuppa di Orzo/Mushroom Barley Soup - Ciao Chow Linda
Busiati with Herbs, Pistachio Pesto and Crunchy Zucchini - Manu's Menu
Pasta e Ceci (Pasta with Chickpeas) - Ciao Amalfi
Falsomago - Stuffed Roast Beef - Madonna del Piatto
Torta Mimosa - Celebrate La Festa delle Donne - Aurelio Barattini
Torta di Pane: Poor Man's Umbrian "Brownies" - Life Italian Style
Torta di Cocco e Mandorle (Coconut & Almond Cake) - Cake Duchess
Eating Italy:
Vajra Wines -Beauty in Simplicity - Italianna
Romes Most Roman Restaurant....But Forget the Checkered Tablecloths: Fraschetteria Brunetti - Revealed Rome
The Best Alpine Food...in Italy - Walks of Italy
Body and Soul: Chocolate and Spas in Umbria - Rebecca for Umbria on the Blog
More chocolate in Umbria: Foligno's Pasticceria Muzzi - Rebecca for Umbria on the Blog
Enjoying Tuscan Food - Browsing Rome
An Introductory Lunch to Sicilian Cuisine - Food Nouveau
The Full Monti: Rome's Cool Quarter - Where to eat, drink and more in this Roman neighborhood - The Guardian
Ristorante Venelia in the Lunigiana - Wandering Italy
Visiting Lungarotti Winery, Italy - Spittoon
Villa Matilde - Where Hospitality and Humor Create a Wonderful Match - Vindulge
Upcoming Food & Wine Festivals in Italy:
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
Le Strade della Mozzarella - May 7,8, and 9 - Paestum - Celebrating mozzarella di bufala and other food and wine of the region. Check the program for details (in Italian)
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!
Festa Artusiana - June 16 to 24 - Forlimpopli - A gastronomic festival to celebrate Pellegrino Artusi, author of the first Italian cookbook, in his home town in the Emilia-Romagna region
Melodia del Vino - June 27 to July 7 - Various locations in Tuscany - Where Tuscan wines and classical music meet
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: March 4, 2012
History of Chocolate in Turin - Gianduia and Much More
Scenes from CioccolaTo - Chocolate Festival in Turin
Italy Monuments in Chocolate at CiccolaTo in Turin
Eurochocolate in Perugia - Italy's Biggest Chocolate Festival
Torta Caprese - Flourless Chocolate Cake from Capri
Torta Setteveli - Seven Veils Cake from Palermo
Good Views and Good Eats in Taormina
Wine Tasting in Tuscany - Along the Chianti Trail
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I must admit the word busiati is new to me: I must check the post. And the Strade della mozzarella event sounds quite nice. Fresh mozzarella di bufala is truly special. Thank you Kathy for another interesting collection and for including my "creative recycling" dish. Have a great week.
Posted by: Simona | March 11, 2012 at 05:21 PM