and the batter was more like cornmeal, which I like on certain fish, but not on my calamari. The sauce was tasty, and was served on the side. We followed this with the bruschetta, which was very good. I might have started with a...

wine. Maybe a chianti? Dissapointed in the pour of this one...only 1/4 glass full other waitstaff did a 3/4 glass pour. It was mild. Also, being a wine restaurant...they used the same style glass for reds as whites. You know, the...

almost decide to go out, but 25 lbs. of tomatoes are staring at us. Husband is inspired to try another Marcella sauce, and by 10 til 8 we are sitting at the table w/ fork and glass of chianti in hand. Here’s a link to...

, Burgundy, Chianti, Rioja. There are outstanding wines available from regions like Irouleguy, Apulia, Wachau, Alentejo . . . there are wonderful wines produced from grapes like Torrentes, Tannat, Tinta Roriz, etc. It seems that...

, they become a different kind of cuisine. Now, I like red-sauce Italian, checked tablecloths and chianti in baskets and all; and I like American-style Chinese more than the authentic kind. But I know Italians in Italy and...

Too much Chianti?

I’ve never understood how people can recommend Campagnola—it’s like they took all the bad parts of a Little Italy restaurant (garlic braids and straw-covered chianti bottles as decor, a singing piano player up...

Are you sure his name was Lester, not Hannibal? Did he like fava beans and a nice chianti, too?

in at that price. So, I ordered a $45 bottle of chianti, to which the waiter hastily made a face- he proceeded to tell me that my choice was extremely dry and I may not like it, why don’t I try the San Vicente one ($50)...

reds, as well as reds from other countries, states, and regions, I love the soils of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Chianti. I love a great ruby port. For me, whites are rather like the “filler” flowers in a bouquet....

Part of that same quotation that I left out by accident: "The philosophy as easy as it is straight forward – use the best local ingredients as simply as possible and serve them with flourish and joy. As a Tuscan cooks in...

): 6-7 carrots 2 celery roots 3 yukon gold potatoes 1 small green cabbage 1 bunch kale 1 bottle inexpensive Chianti 3 cans soy beans 3 cans lentils handfull chopped fresh sage leaves ~1t cumin seeds 1 cinnamon stick 3 bay leaves more salt stir...

York. I have indeed seen Italians in Italy use spoon and fork to eat pasta. One interesting thing I did learn in the Chianti country is that Italians do not automatically add cheese to pasta, even when the option to add cheese is...

at least enjoyed) by a serious vinophile. there are plenty of great chiantis, riojas, ribera del deuros, some cotes de rhones, sauvingnon blancs, and all sorts of good argentine wines out there for less than $10 that drink as...

, back on the point, He constantly complains about food in restaurants, but guess where we go to eat? Montana’s, applebees, chianti, poverino’s, and a host of other chains. He refuses to set foot in a dingy ethnic...