Last night, the RSFP served ossobuco. The platters came out piled with hunks of glistening meat and bone. Something about about the primal nature of this meal brought out the sillies in us. We started trying on each others’ glasses. Some began eating with their fingers. There was quizzing on food and sex. And then [...]
Archive for December, 2009
marrow
Posted in Meat, tagged American Academy in Rome, Amy Campion, bone marrow, eating locally, local food, locavore, ossobuco, Rome locavore, Rome sustainable food, roving locavore on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
citrus-cocktail taxonomy
Posted in Drinks, tagged Amy Campion, Bellini cocktail, eating locally, local food, locavore, locavore in Rome, prosecco cocktails, Puccini cocktail, roving locavore, sidecar cocktail on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a seasonal pleasure. Clementines daily. Jack using his baby-Italian to exclaim “mandarino piccolo!” The way the fresh scent stays on your fingertips—zest from the peel. As an early afternoon, pre-Thanksgiving dinner drink, they served “Puccinis”—prosecco with freshly squeezed mandarin (clementine) juice. This is free association at the service of the endless plethora of [...]




