Day 6 Baccalau alla Vicenza
“You are the only non-Italian we have ever hosted that actually likes Baccalau alla Vicenza!” Vicenza, half way between Verona and Venice is a bustling industrial centre with a long…
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Tag: Mushrooms
Day 5 Pizza for the Canadian
Working in Vicenza, I am asked to join some folks for lunch at the Trattoria across the street from the fresh pasta factory. The place is jammed with regular Italians…
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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 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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