Mon March 1st, 2010
What is better than pizza? Fried pizza. In Naples, you can grab one of these portable personal pies from the frigitorie (fried food stalls) around town. Via Pignasecca and Via dei Tribunali are two famous destinations for such treats. I Decumani (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Culture, Daily Food Photo, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Naples & Campania. This post has 2 comments.
Sat February 27th, 2010
Polpette, fist-sized meatballs, make a delicious Saturday lunch. At Donna Teresa in Naples, they are fried in a pan of oil and served with contorni (vegetable side dishes), but at my house, they were cooked in tomato sauce and served over (more…)
Categories: America, Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Meat, Naples & Campania. This post has 3 comments.
Thu February 25th, 2010
My love of ricotta in all its sweet forms is no secret. I couldn’t turn down a cassata, crostata, or cannolo to save my life. My obsession with lo sfinge is no less intense. And while many are busy avoiding such things for Lent, I’m eating (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Daily Food Photo, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Naples & Campania, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. This post has no comments.
Mon January 4th, 2010
Taking a page from the London Eater’s guide to dining in London, I took the short trip to Brixton from my London abode on Saturday afternoon. My culinary destination of the day was Franco Manca, a hole-in-the-wall pizza joint serving (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Food & Wine, London, Naples & Campania, Pizza, Restaurants. This post has 7 comments.
Thu December 31st, 2009
This past year has been full of great meals and food that is very bad for me. Here are some of the things I enjoyed eating in 2009: (more…)
Categories: America, Culture, Food & Wine, Istanbul, Meat, Naples & Campania, New York City, Offal, Pizza, Pork, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine, Wine. This post has 7 comments.
Wed November 18th, 2009
I just received my contributor’s copies of Fodor’s Italy 2010 and The Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples. You can order your copy of the Italy guide here and pre-order your copy of the other here.
Categories: Culture, Naples & Campania. This post has 4 comments.
Sun September 20th, 2009
The first three things I consume upon arrival in Naples: a sfogliatella, an espresso, and a pizza margherita, usually in that order. The first item in this holy trinity of Neapolitan gastronomic treats is a pastry I used to eat as a kid (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Naples & Campania, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 9 comments.
Tue August 4th, 2009
I try to eat seasonal and local as much as possible so when I am on a small island off the coast of Italy, I never eat meat, unless I am on Procida or Ischia. (more…)
Categories: Naples & Campania. This post has 2 comments.
Fri June 5th, 2009
For me, nothing says summer like a bit of boiled veal muzzle or cow nuckle spritzed with lemon. These southern Italian specialties (look for them in the markets of Palermo and Naples) are diced up to order and served as a refreshing snack. Yesterday, I spied some as I strolled through Borgo Vecchio in Palermo, though you can also find it in the Capo, Vucciria, and Ballaro’ markets; look for them in Pignasecca and Forcella in Naples. Who needs gelato?
Categories: Gastronomic Traditions, Naples & Campania, Offal, Sicily. This post has 9 comments.
Fri May 8th, 2009
Ever wonder where to eat the best pizza in Naples or what to have the best tazzulella ‘e cafe’? Preorder the First Edition of The Rough Guide to Naples and the Amalfi Coast to get the lowdown on Neapolitan food and drink. (more…)
Categories: Naples & Campania. This post has 5 comments.
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