Mile End, A Montreal Jewish Delicatessen in Brooklyn
Wednesday, 8th February 2012 | 3 Comments
Friday was my last hurrah in NYC, my final day to eat my fill before heading back to Italy. The litany of delicaces that I will have to do without until my return is longer than I wish to confront and, as usual, I went all out in an attempt to satiate myself until next time. Having slept in after a long and late meal on Thursday night at wd-50 (more…)
Craft Beer Week 2012, Italy
Friday, 3rd February 2012 | 6 Comments
Italy’s craft beer week is just 8 days away! From February 13-19, the Settimana della Birra Artigianale will celebrate domestic and foreign brews with special events and promotions all over Italy. The website (in Italian) lists all the events, including brewery visits, tastings, and brewing workshops. There will also be beer premiers and a photography competition. For up to the minute news on the Settimana della Birra, check out the initiative’s website or Cronache di Birra.
Parla Food Now on Tumblr
Thursday, 2nd February 2012 | 2 Comments
The screenwriter Frederic Raphael once said, “Great restaurants are, of course, nothing but mouth-brothels. There is no point in going to them if one intends to keep oneβs belt buckled.” It is in the spirit of wholehearted agreement with this notion (and a compulsion to engage in even more social networking) that I began the Mouthbrothel Tumblr. (more…)
Il Pane A Chi Serve Feeds Rome’s Hungry
Tuesday, 31st January 2012 | 2 Comments
Rome’s mayor Gianni Alemanno (source)
Yesterday Rome’s mayor Gianni Alemanno held a press conference to officially launch the food charity “Il pane a chi serve”, a sort of breadbased City Harvest that will see products that otherwise would have been tossed in the trash distributed to local charities. At the moment, the initiative is at work in the 4th and 11th municipality, but there are plans to expand across the city. “Il pane a chi serve” will be (more…)
I Porchettoni to Open In Rome’s San Lorenzo Quarter
Monday, 30th January 2012 | One Comment
I Porchettoni, the popular fraschetta in Pigneto will soon add another location at Via dei Marrucini 18C in San Lorenzo. Like the other venue, the San Lorenzo branch will be a simple tavern modeled on the rustic eateries of the Castelli Romani where food is served on plastic plates, there is paper on the large communal picnic tables, and (more…)
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