01 December, 2010

Luna di Miele

I was married on October 16th. The next evening my wife (still feels novel to type that word) and I boarded a plane to Rome. We spent two weeks in Italy traveling by train and bus. We ate our way from Rome to Turin (where we somehow survived a seven hours long gorge-fest at Slow Food's Salone del Gusto); from Turin to Bologna; Bologna to Montella (including a marathon lunch prepared by Amanda's relatives); Montella to Abruzzo; and finally from Abruzzo back to Rome. We encountered so much good food/beer/wine/hospitality. Here are some pictures (food/beer/wine related) from our trip. Cheers!

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A small beer bar in Trastevere called 'Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fa' ("What the hell are you doing here"). Owned by the same people who run Bir e Fud and the Domus Birrae bottle shop and home brew spot in the Monti.

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Bock & Pils from Birrificio Italiano. The Italians really make some great pilsners.

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Tris Suppli from Bir e Fud (Carbonara, Amatriciana, Gricia - the holy trinity of Roman pasta dishes re-imagined in fried rice ball form). Unfortunately I can't recall the names of the beers. But those suppli!

Arancini
Arancini with meat and peas and ricotta di pecora and spinach.

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Thou shalt not covet thy father's gelato.

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At the Salone del Gusto - the North American Brewers Association was mobbed by Italians trying Dogfishhead and Victory, among other American craft brews.

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Also at the Salone - I tried a tasty Brew Dog Hardcore IPA. So Hoppy. So Necessary.

Spanish meat
Jamon Iberico. I loitered around this stand for a long while.

Enoteca
Wine and olive ascolane at the Enoteca at the Salone.

Tagliatelle alla chitarra
Homemade tagliatelle (alla chittara). Made by Amanda's cousin for us!

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Steaming bowls of tagliatelle.

Wild Fennel
Wild fennel in the Abruzzese Appenines.

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The flock of sheep with whom we toured the Abruzzese countryside.

1 comment:

Olivia said...

These are seriously amazing photos. Love them!