Elizabeth Minchilli's Blog, page 38
May 21, 2015
arts & food {exhibition at the triennale – milan}
I was in Milan last week and saw one of the best exhibitions I’d seen in a very long time. Sadly, I’m not talking about Expo2015. The show that completely blew me away was Arts & Food: Rituals since 1851. While in theory this show, curated by Germano Celant, is actually part of the Expo,...
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May 18, 2015
fave + guanciale
Have you ever lived with someone who gives you passive aggressive gifts of food? You know what i mean. Ingredients that look lovely and delicious. But ingredients that take a lot of work on your part to get them to the table. This is one of Domenico’s specialties. When sent off to the market with...
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May 17, 2015
antica trattoria della pesa + video {milan}
One of the very first things I ever ate in Milan – close to two decades ago – was a plate of riso al salto at one of Milan’s most historic trattorias. I thought it was the best thing I had ever put in my mouth. Even though much as changed in the last two...
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May 13, 2015
anchovies {crostini + pasta}
Simple often looks easy. But behind simple there is often a story that is complex, long and not so simple at all. I was thinking about this last week when Rolando came to visit us in Todi. While Salvatore was busy picking flowers and then frying them – and making a pretty big show of...
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May 12, 2015
trattoria temperanza da abele {milano}
Milan does old fashioned with style. While Trattoria Temperanza da Abele is not the only old fashioned trattoria that pairs vintage interiors with traditional well made food, it is certainly one of my favorites. Located a bit out of the center, the otherwise empty street is located in a decidedly residential neighborhood. In other words:...
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May 11, 2015
top 5 favorite trattorias {florence}
Eating in Italy can be delicious. But it can also be treacherous. Yes, there is a lot of great food to be eaten. But sadly, there are a lot of tourist traps as well. No where is the going more dangerous than in the city centers of Rome, Florence and Venice where tourists seem to outnumber locals...
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May 8, 2015
eat italy {my new app}
On March 11, 2011 I launched my first app, EAT ROME. The app format allowed me to share all my views and opinions about where I think you could find a good meal (and just about anything else edible) in the city I call home. I had such great feedback from you about my highly...
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May 6, 2015
eating spring {fried acacia + elderflower blossoms}
I love it when a guy brings me flowers. And when he brings a truck load of flowers? And tells me that some of them are going to be fried for lunch? Even better. Salvatore came for lunch this past weekend in Umbria to help us celebrate May Day. While eating fave and pecorino is...
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May 4, 2015
orange + chocolate {crostata}
Last month, after our lunch at Paradise Beach with Gillian, I vowed I was going to try to recreate the chocolate and orange marmalade crostata that we had for dessert. Even though I spoke to the cook, she was a bit vague and not so much help when it came to the actual recipe. The...
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fave + pecorino + asparagus {pasta}
This past weekend was a long one in Italy. Friday was May 1 and is the Italian version of labour day. It used to be that absolutely everything was closed. These days so many stores are open that it’s sort of lost that festive feeling. One thing though, remains the same in Rome: heading out to...
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