Sat January 16th, 2010
Last night dinner plans in NYC went a bit haywire, so to stave off the hunger, Mamma Parla and I swung by Chelsea Market to grab a few snacks to prepare at a friend’s place while we regrouped. Our choices were a tribute to southern Italy (more…)
Categories: America, Carbs, Food & Wine, New York City, Puglia, Wine & Spirits. This post has 4 comments.
Thu May 21st, 2009
Sticking with the Puglia theme of late…The Salentine Peninsula in Puglia (Apulia) forms the heel of Italy’s boot. Known as Salento, it is touched by two seas, the Adriatic and Ionian. (more…)
Categories: Puglia. This post has 5 comments.
Tue May 19th, 2009
Today it was 30 degrees in Rome. Hot. Even after 6 years in Italy, I don’t really get the Celsius-Fahrenheit conversion. (more…)
Categories: Puglia, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 13 comments.
Mon May 18th, 2009
I used to hate ricotta. As a child I would visit my great grandmother in Highland Park, NJ for Sunday lunch. Every week, I would begrudgingly eat her homemade ravioli beneath a copy of Da Vinci’s Last Supper and more crucifixes than I care to remember. (more…)
Categories: Food & Wine, Puglia. This post has 20 comments.
Mon May 11th, 2009
One of Bari’s many culinary specialties is u’ panzerott’ (il panzerotto), a dough stuffed with mozzarella and a hint of tomato and deep fried (well, technically they can be baked, too, but why anyone would pass over fried food is beyond me). (more…)
Categories: Fried Foods, Pizza, Puglia, Restaurants. This post has 6 comments.
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