Browsing by Category: Naples & Campania
Polpette at Donna Teresa, Naples
Posted on Saturday, 27th February 2010 in America, Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Meat, Naples & Campania. | 4 Comments
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…)
Lo Sfinge
Posted on Thursday, 25th February 2010 in Carbs, Daily Food Photo, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Naples & Campania, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. | No Comments
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…)
Brixton’s Franco Manca
Posted on Monday, 4th January 2010 in Carbs, Food & Wine, London, Naples & Campania, Pizza, Restaurants. | 10 Comments
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…)
Best of 2009
Posted on Thursday, 31st December 2009 in America, Culture, Food & Wine, Istanbul, Meat, Naples & Campania, New York City, Offal, Pizza, Pork, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine, Wine & Spirits. | 7 Comments
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…)
Published in Fodor’s Italy Guides
Posted on Wednesday, 18th November 2009 in Culture, Naples & Campania. | 4 Comments
