After 11 days of dad-sitting traveling with dad (and no internet), I'm not only back with this week's roundup of Italian food but I'm also back in Italy. Late last night I arrived in Rome and spent my first day here walking, shopping food markets and a little snacking. Most of the photos in this post are from my day here. Tomorrow I have a post for you on making pasticciotto in Puglia and later this week I'll share some of the good eats I've found in Rome!
Byt before I head off for some artichokes and a big plate of pasta, I wanted to get you this week's top recipes, which include lots of fish - from Calabria, a fish cooking class in Abruzzo, fish soup and pesce in saor. There are also a few to-die-for desserts: a hazelnut & caramel crostata and a lemon & rosemary panacotta. Eating Italy travels by mouth to Rome, with many food finds from Italy's capital. Along with Rome, you can eat your way vicariously throughout the boot: chocolate in Umbria, cheesemaking and a cherry festival in Tuscany, restaurants in Lunigiana, Naples and along the sea in Lazio. Enjoy and Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes from Around the Web:
Minestra di Cicerchie - Briciole
Marinated Fava Beans with Burrata Cheese - Italian Food Forever
A Sustainable Calabrian Lunch: La Pittea Tropeana - Emiko Davies
Squid in Tomato Sauce with Polenta - Life in Abruzzo
Pollo alla Cacciatora Napoletana - Napoli Unplugged
Fish Soup - Mario's Italian Kitchen
Pesce in Saor - Over a Tuscan Stove
Hazelnut and Caramel Crostata - The Front Burner
Jam Crostata - Video Recipe - Jul's Kitchen
Lemon and Rosemary Pannacotta - Lucullian Delights
Eating Italy:
Choc Full of It: The Perugina Chocolate Factory - Possibly making chocolate, but defintely making a mes and looks fun at a Perugina chocolate class - Time Travel Turtle
Lake Trasimeno, Chocolate and Cashmere in Umbria - Roundup and video of the Travel Bloggers Unite meeting in Umbria with lots of links to more posts on chocolate in Umbria! - Umbria on the Blog
Six Pizzas in Rome that Will Make You Forget Naples - Being a Pizza Napoletana fanatic, I can't say I agree with that title, but Katie Parla gives her picks for best pizza in Rome - Eater
Prawns of My Grandfather ~ Seafood and a Sunday Stroll Along the Waterfront in Naples - Carbonara's Weblog
Cesare al Casaletto {Rome} - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
Osteria Fernanda, the Best Restaurant in Trastevere - Revealed Rome
Rome Food Tour with Walks of Italy - Browsing Rome
Wines of Puglia, Calabria, Basilicata and Sicilia - Scordo
Digestivi - the reasons Italians can easily put away those huge meals - Under a Tuscan Gun
The Day at Cantina Rizzi - Barbaresco - Italianna
Day Trip Friday: Just Beach It - The beach and seafood in Santa Marinella, an easy day trip from Rome - Young in Rome
A New Restaurant in Old Lunigiana: Alla Piazza di Sopra - A Path to Lunch
Pecorino Fresh from the Farm - Panini Girl
Cherry Lovers Flock to Festival in Lari (near Pisa) - The Florentine
Lidia Bastianich, portrait of an Italian-American Mother - DoBianchi
On the Italy Food and Wine Trail: Bassano del Grappa - Honest Cooking
Visiting Dario Cecchini's Butcher Shop and Restaurant in Tuscany - Europe Up Close
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
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!
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Hi Kathy,
Thanks so much for the mention of my crostata. I am in some seriously fine company here! And I am love that you are in Rome. I hope you have a fab time, and I await your postings. For an armchair traveler such as myself, you provide some big time enjoyment. Grazie e buon viaggio!
Posted by: AdriBarr | May 14, 2012 at 02:31 PM
Love the photo with the bike. Thanks for mentioning my soup.
Posted by: Simona | May 21, 2012 at 11:07 AM