Day 7 Porcini is King
An entire restaurant, up in the hills overlooking Vicenza, completely devoted to the preparation of wild and rare mushrooms, only in Italy. Finding Al Casin Gamba, in Altissimo Chiampo, is…
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Day 4 Chocolate Panna Cotta
Chocolate. Panna. Cotta. Seriously folks. Does this one need explanation? Panna cotta (meaning cooked cream) is a classic Italian dessert, likely coming from Northern Italy where they love….say it with…
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Day 3 Risotto alla Pilotta
“Mantova is a very important food town” we were told by several Italians, when I enquired as to whether or not it was worth a visit. Feeling that “an important”…
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Day 1 Lardo
First night and we are feasting on Lardo. Yup. LARD. Pig fat. Not even like the French lardons – those have at least an inkling of meat. Just the fat…
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