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I had a Kerner wine. The aroma was outrageous. Blatant even for someone without ANY sense of smell (me). Are all Kerners this aromatic / flowery? I had a Falanghina wine. I finally understood what they mean by minerally. I felt...

Pasta with Arugula Pesto, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Pine Nuts

With a pulse of the food processor, you’ve made dinner!

Wilted Greens with Balsamic Fried Eggs

A quick, savory dish that can be eaten for breakfast or dinner.

Eggplant and Hummus Pita Crisps

Flavorful and crispy.

On Tomatoes and Wine

Slice ’em if you’ve got ’em.

Cold Pasta Salad with Baby Artichokes (Pinninos kin Iscarzofa)

This dish is all about the artichokes, but it’s made even tastier by adding ricotta salata cheese.

Chowhound loves pizza so here is some grist for the mill. A new pizzeria from the owners of Lalimes/T-Rex/Seasalt/Fonda/Jimmy Beans has been approved by the Berkeley zoning adjustments board. "Falanghina" (the name of an Italian...

A popular and classic primo of the Amalfi Coast, this dish can be found on menus throughout the region in countless different versions.

I’m having people over for lunch next week serving carbonara made with guanciale, egg yolks and no cream. I was thinking about serving this with a falanghina. Anyone have any thoughts on that or a better suggestion. My...

Falanghina. The city issued permits in May for a $35,000 seismic upgrade and $136,765 in tenant improvements, so it seems like they haven’t abandoned it.

This is apparently the bakery of the Herb Krikorian mini-empire (Lalime’s, Fonda, T-Rex, Sea Salt, Jimmy Bean’s, someday maybe Falanghina) that has reportedly been selling some stuff at Berkeley Bowl. I saw their bread...

in a wine list. I had a delicious lambrusco to start that was light and crisp and paired beautifully with the crudo duo we ordered for an app (mmmm ahi!). Then I had a lovely falanghina that the server recommended with my sweet...

as entree. the spicy budino or the ricotta cheese cake for dessert. the wines are cheap and go very well with the food, ask the waiter to match the wine with your food. i like the feudi falanghina in the whites, and the cerasuolo...

The Falanghina grape makes some lovely wines. Complex, nuanced and structured, with a citrusy finish. White Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, usually dominated by Coda di Volpe, can be delicious. Mastroberardino’s is great. See...