Castello della Sala Bramito, Chardonnay, Antinori 2018 The Antinori Family Legacy continues with Women at the Helm Today after 636 years, the 26th generation of Antinori’s is finally run by 3 women. The 3 Antinori daughters. Albiera Antinori is company president, while Allegra and Alessia Antinori are vice Presidents. Albiera is based in Florence overseeing all. Allegra is integral in winemaking and hospitality while Alessia is focused on the export market. The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine since 1385, when Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered into the Winemaker’s Guild of Florence. Through 26 generations, the family has directly managed the Antinori estates with a fine balance of innovative decisions, and a fundamental respect for...
Viva le Donne! Matriarchs of Italian Culinary Tradition.
It is a responsibility to carry the torch. Once you have been welcomed into the fold, nurtured, and taught, you feel you must carry on the tradition – you WANT to carry on the tradition. For generations, Italian women have preserved and passed on the recipes, rules, and secrets of their mothers and grandmothers in an ongoing rite of passage. They are the keepers of culinary folklore and memories deeply rooted in family history. Every year, on International Women’s Day, my thoughts return to my mentors in our trattoria’s kitchen. This week, I revisit recipes handed down from my “Mamme Italiane”.
Each $29 "Original Preparation" serving comes with:
3 big pieces of juicy and crispy fried chicken (dark and white meat mix only) with my special batter
Polenta Corn Pudding
Chef Salad with my EVOO vinaigrette
Freshly baked chocolate chip cookie
Each "Gluten Free" serving comes with:
3 big pieces of fried chicken (dark and white meat mix only) battered in special gluten free batter and fried in separate fresh oil
French Fries
Chef Salad with my EVOO vinaigrette
Freshly baked gluten free chocolate chip cookie
Sicily in Bloom.
Beautiful almond trees adorn the Sicilian countryside and are the first to blossom in late February filling the air with an overwhelming scent and promise of Spring. The Valley of the Temples, just outside the southern town of Agrigento is the site of the annual Almond Blossom Festival celebrating Spring’s arrival and the miracle of life.
This week we taste our way through the rustic but ever beautiful (and flavorful!) Sicily all the while paying homage to the fruit of everlasting love and eternal hope - the almond.
Carnevale - When Anything Goes “A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale!” Have you ever wondered why we wear masks for Mardi Gras / Carnevale? Throughout history, this time of year was known as a time of abandon and excess. Disguised behind masks, one could banish imposed restraints and give in to the human foibles of sexual and gastronomic orgies. Traditionally, at this time, rules and customs went out the window, social divisions were eliminated, and it allowed people to poke fun at the aristocracy. The word “Carnevale” comes from the Latin, “carrum levare” meaning “take away meat”. Throughout the centuries, it was shortened to “carne vale” / good-bye, meat! For Christians, it represented the last moments of indulgences, the last great...
