Welcome to this week's Italian food news and recipes. As we wait for the next Italian holiday and the food that surrounds it, this week's food is all about Spring and pasta. An artichoke pie, artichoke pasta, another pasta from Calabria, a video of making spaghetti carbonara in Rome, and handmade garganelli pasta are just a few of the recipe highlights. In Eating Italy, there's a great list of 75 must eat places in Rome. Besides Rome there's great food in Venice, a cooking class in Sicily, the Umbrian flavors in Norcia, coffee and gelato in Turin, pizza in Naples and more about wine in Friuli. Enjoy & buon appetito!
My Picks for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes:
Focaccia - Ciao Chow Linda
Frita' an bagna (Frittata in Sauce) from Piedmont and part of a great blogging meme that explores the 20 regions of Italy: Italian Cuisine ABCs - Briciole
Artichoke and Ricotta Pie - Italicious
Torta Verde - Piedmont in Brooklyn
Spring Soup: Farro & Leek - La Tavola Marche
Hirosioli and the Spaghetti Carbonara - A video recipe, of sorts, for the Roman classic - Parla Food
Handmade Garganelli Pasta with Asparagus and Hazelnuts - The Front Burner
Pasta with Artichokes and Wild Mint - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
Calabrian Simplicity: Bucatini alla Reggina - Emiko Davies
Braciole alla Napoletana - Memorie di Angelina
Eating Italy:
The Untouchables in Rome - 25 categories of must visit food spots in the Eternal City - Tavole Romane
Italy - A food bloggers trip to the Amalfi Coast, Naples & Rome and lots of food photos from the trip - The Italian Dish
Feasting with Leopards: An Unordinary Cooking Lesson in Sicily - Folktales
Norcia: Grace and Flavours in Another Italy - The Telegraph
Coffee and Gelato in Torino - Italianna
Good Food in Venice - Melissa Santos
The Friuli 411 - Food, wine and more from the Friuli-Venezia-Giuliana region in Italy - Brunellos Have More Fun
Schioppettino, the Next Big Thing? (History of its Revival and Fortune) - Do Bianchi
Red Grape Varieties of Colli Orientali Friuli - Hawk Wakawaka Wine Reviews
A Few of My Favorite Things in Friuli - J.C. Reid, Texas
Poetry of Pizza at Da Michele in Naples - The Daily Meal
The Art of Making Caffe in the Italian Language - Becoming Italian Word by Word
Lunch at Porto Corallo in Rome - Browsing Rome
La Buona Forchetta - a little history of the fork and food in Italy (and France) - The Florentine
Artichoke Festival Near Rome - A little history about the artichoke and its festival in Ladispoli - 50 Years in Italy
Upcoming Food & Wine Festivals in Italy:
Sapori e Saperi 2012 - April 21 to 25 - Pompeii - Located at the Pompeii Sanctuary (Santuario di Pompeii) is this food festival celebrating typical products of the Campania region (Information about the Sapori e Saperi Festival in English)
Pic & Nic a Trevi - April 28 & 29 - Trevi - Enjoy art, music and food - and picnic among the olive groves in this Umbrian town
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: April 8, 2012
Seven Sensational Gelaterie in Turin
Tasting Venice: A Food Tour with Monica Cesarato
Bottega ai Promessi ai Sposi - Dining in Venice
Eating My Way Through Venice: Cicchetti and Seafood Antipasti
Pizza Lover's Odyssey in Naples
Food in Rome: Taste of Testaccio is Offal
The Dish from Rome: Coda alla Vaccinara
Pasta alla Genovese and Other Classic Neapolitan Sauces at Citta del Gusto
Artichoke and Spinach Ravioli in a Browned Butter Sauce
Braciola di Maiale - Braised Pork Roll for a Sicilian Holiday Dinner
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Thanks Kathy, for the mention. I see a photo of La Barca in Venice. I took a photo of it last October. A Venetian friend told me it had closed on Christmas Eve: the owners wanted to retire. Then new owners took over and is now open again. I am glad this piece of Venice endures. Have a great week!
Posted by: Simona | April 16, 2012 at 06:10 AM