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Classic Caprese celebrating the colors of Italia!
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Every summer my posts are few and far between, but I promise it's with good reason. This time around I was a bit preoccupied being the happiest glutton in Italy. We took a family vacation to the magnificent Lake Como, marvelous Milan, and mysterious Venice. Every meal we drank about 3 bottles of San Pelligrino, had either a Caprese or proscuitto e melon, and my dad would most certainly order the linguini alle vongole. I ate a surprising amount of eggplant parmigiana and ordered zucchini blossoms and tiramisu whenever it was on the menu. My mother was all about the Adriatic seafood, wanting to try everything from the lake fish to sea snails. My brother developed an obsession with pappardelle Bolognese, and I with proscuitto di Parma and gelato, though that's not new. I love eating in Italy, and Italian cooking is clearly a big part of my life. It's all about the fresh ingredients used in simple ways to bring out the natural flavors of the food. Also, major shout out to everyone in the service industry. Every server was so professional and courteous! Oh, I reminisce sometime; how I wish I were sipping a cappuccino in Milano right now!
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| the most impressive crab pasta by Villa Olmo |
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| a beautiful butter roll at Ristorante Raimondi |
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| the original Bellagio |
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| Como lakeside lunch |
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| linguini alle vongole, the family favorite |
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| zucchini flowers everywhere! (before) |
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| zucchini flowers (after) by Giacomo Arengario |
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| such a great strawberry tart, we had another one |
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| Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II by night |
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| fresh on fresh at Antica Trattoria della Pesa |
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| osso bucco with risotto Milanese in the back at Antica Trattoria della Pesa |
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| my brother's favorite, the pappardelle Bolognese at Peck |
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| figs and peaches for my morning proscuitto |
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| the bustling city of Venice |
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| mornings at the Rialto fish market |
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| the perfect way to end a meal: ricotta cheesecake at Al Covo |
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| the amuse bouche at Il Ridotto, watermelon tomato soup with fresh ricotta |
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| the whimsical island of Burano |
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| 7 euro pitcher of house wine |
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| the legendary seafood risotto at Trattoria da Romano |
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| and but of course, gelato all day erryday |
