Thursday, December 30, 2010

Warhammer 40k Virtual

the perfect balance between innovation and tradition

In these long, boring winter days, you want to escape from daily routine and indulge the senses while enjoying a meal worthy of note. Accomplice occasion to celebrate we meander in the province of Vicenza with a visit to the restaurant "La Peca " that even in 2011, it was seen to confirm the two (well-deserved) star Michelin.
Peca footprint means and never have been more appropriate name for this place that leaves a tangible memory of any gourmet enthusiast.
Upon entering, we are greeted by a friendly waiter who takes us upstairs. We settle for a nice corner table. From the large windows of the room to see the performance of the trees covered Galaverna that give the air of the lunar landscape.
The tables are well spaced and the atmosphere is elegant without being overly formal.
Very nice and organized mise en place brightened up with fun Christmas decorations.
in the best way to start we order the appetizer: a 61 of Berlucchi Franciacorta Riserva.
We are brought menus and paper, or rather, the book of wines. A veritable "Bible", where the sommelier in you will feel in paradise. With the indispensable help of the maitre arrive arduous choice of the Estate Riesling 2009, The Bertoli which I will discuss separately because it deserves more than two words.
As we order an appetizer carpaccio of sea bass with rice dumplings Cetara of anchovy, capers and dried citrus oil for me and the three tartare: look, Norway lobster and yellowtail in crispy wafer emulsion persimmons with lemon and ginger for my husband. In the meantime, we are led
basket with different and tasty variety of bread accompanied by a delicate mousse of goat cheese: it is almost impossible to resist.
Fortunately it comes early welcome home: pumpkin cream, yogurt and roasted chickpeas. He now plays with contrasts, sweet vs. acid and velvety vs. crisp. A promising start that is maintained by the second entrée: cream of broccoli with heart fiolaro air of radicchio and parsley, a frothy cappuccino and delicious of vegetables! If you do not know how to eat vegetables to your children, here is the solution!

appetizers arrive and set the silence between us. You can not talk and sigh with pleasure at the same time. The carpaccio of sea bream is a thin veil of the surrounding soft rice dumplings that recall the taste of childhood. The palate tastes the delicacy but is now buffeted by crisp and savory notes of dried capers: a real treat.

tartare
The three are a feast for the eyes and a true sensory journey through the mouth. The freshness and quality of raw material is supplied by a superb silky persimmon sauce and impalpable wafers that melt in your mouth.


usually do not let ourselves be groped by the first, but the menu we were both attracted to one of the traditional dishes of Peca: bigoli integral with anchovies, marinated anchovies and red onion ice cream. He asked to be able to order a portion divided into two. And then materializes before us a dish that is not easily forgotten: pasta with anchovies and sardines have a grit that takes your breath away but the final touch gives the ice cream and red onion makes you want to sip every single strand of pasta to last as long as possible the explosion of flavor.

Now I've given up the evidence: not emerge from this free lunch, we are literally in the hands of the chef who brought us into its labyrinth without having to leave the legendary thread.
front of the main dishes almost feel awe and my husband deeply hesitant spoon in the fish soup. He does not talk, it emits only unintelligible mumblings. So I decide to take the bull by the horns and after the first taste I fully understand the reason for his silence, simplicity and refinement of taste are not open to any questions.

From the moment I read the words "crab" on the menu, for me it was not possible to choose more. The crab is one of the things I love most of all, and when I find him, I can not resist. This dish in particular for me was the keystone of the whole room.
The different textures, the contrast between the almost caramelized flavor of the crab avocado and acidity, freshness of the salad preparation combined with the mild creaminess of the sauce, give an indescribable feeling that, after many days, I can still savor just closing his eyes.

a breather with an entertaining and sparkling mandarin sorbet gel Chinotto and here is the dessert menu. I want to close in beauty and order a strawberry grape sorbet.
waiting come the gentle pampering relief in a pastry box, once opened, it shows the surprise of a transparent plexiglass cube containing three grains of yogurt, berries and white chocolate and other sweets delicacies.
my sorbet arrives and is so attractive that even I forget to photograph. The appearance is matched only by its goodness.
finish with a coffee and let us go and relax, chat with the wife of Pierluigi Portinari, perfect hostess who makes you feel almost at home.
will not want to get up (because the chairs are of unprecedented comfort, should be prohibited by law) but the fog starts to get us to take, against the way back.
See you soon and thanks for leaving a peca in our hearts.

Total price: 248 €, kindly granted to 240
Value for Money: more than good
Rating: 9 ½ (I would also 9 to 10, as was once at school)
Notes and personal considerations: There are many restaurants that you win with the talent of their chef, but here I found something more: the heat, exquisite kindness and the feeling of being not only a customer and, in my opinion, this makes a difference.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Catchy Bridal Phrases

Flashback

More and more often I see the evolution of local search in all the ways to adapt to the trend of the moment, so instead of the village tavern or inn with typical spring up like mushrooms pseudo Japanese restaurants or ethno-chic with fusion cuisine.
Usually the result is unsatisfactory because it does not become expert cooks Nipponese only boast of a sign from the Japanese name.
Twenty years ago, ethnicity was represented by Chinese restaurants. How many are left now? Maybe a dozen in the entire province. This premise to say that a few nights ago I dined at a Chinese restaurant and it seemed to go back to a time when the only alternative to pizza was just cheap Asian cuisine. The Great
Shanghai is located in Desenzano and is now an institution since it can boast more than a decade.
The restaurant is almost always full even on weekdays and on those nights when most of the restaurants other mourns the lack of customers.
We ordered several things: the classic chicken and corn soup, seaweed salad, veal stew with mushrooms and bamboo, grilled seafood, the shrimp salad and the inevitable rice in Cantonese. The quality of the food is quite good, the waitresses are very polite and fast, the portions are plentiful and prices are very competitive. Here is the ideal alternative to the usual pizza and fun.
Price: 36 € in two.
Rate: 6 ½
Value for Money: Definitely good

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

What Cause Is The Red Flower Pin For?

and never come back ...

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Get Rid Of Little Dots On Lcd

dream of a night in early winter

On a cold, clear winter evening what better than being pampered by a high quality cuisine and impeccable service? For this reason we went to the restaurant Esplanade, Desenzano del Garda, in my opinion one of the most well-deserved Michelin star.
The interior was recently renovated but the owner has managed to avoid distorting the essence of this classic and elegant restaurant.
The light, soft and warm tones of beige and cream, used for furniture and walls, you feel relaxed and enjoyable.

We settle for a nice table overlooking the lake. La mise en place is essential and accurate. We are brought a basket containing several varieties of sandwiches, pizzas and muffins and a bowl of fluffy spreadable butter: very inviting and tempting.
To drink we order Champagne Launois Père et Fils , but we opt for the half-liter bottle because we want to change the wine after the appetizer.
comes the welcome home: cod steak cooked at low temperature on mashed potatoes, very delicate and of excellent quality.

As a starter I choose the salad and season with crustaceans cappelunghe agretto on a cream of Jerusalem artichokes and black currant juice: both as an exceptional consistency as flavors. guess the contrast between the crunchy salad and tenderness of the shrimp and cappelunghe. The cream of Jerusalem artichoke enhances the smooth taste of black currant juice and sour touch that gives complete the dish to perfection.
My husband is oriented on raw seafood that is composed of three different carpaccio (tuna, sea bass and sea bream), two prawns, two Sicilian red prawns, oysters and clams. The fish quality is impeccable and the taste is heavenly of course. Very interesting juxtaposition with the guacamole, served in a bowl separately. A cult dish for lovers of raw fish. Changing
wine and we order a half bottle of Chardonnay Trentino - Casale Monfort: aromatic and good structure.

Several choices for the main course: my husband is enticed by the liver of his mullet stuffed with squid stuffed with onions and cream melting of beans, a dish that is apparently complicated reveals truly extraordinary. The flavors are distinct and are enhanced with each other in a clever game of balance.

I groped the shaft let soft blue with cream of potato flavored with lemon sauce and caviar with passion fruit. There are not enough words to describe the goodness of this dish is sublime lobster, cooked to perfection and the sweetness is tempered by the flavor of caviar and passion fruit sauce. Excellent also the cream of potatoes that had become less sweet with a touch of mayonnaise.

As usual we do not accept (reluctantly) the offer of desserts, but when they get two trays full of hugs and sweet pastries drown the good intentions in a delicious pastry cream liquor and chestnuts in a fresh crème brûlée with strawberry pastries accompanying greedy.

Price: € 220 total, which was applied after a friendly discount.
Value for Money: More than good
Final score: 9
Notes and personal considerations: I love this restaurant because it always remains true to its style. The passion and love for the food you see and feel and expectations are never disappointed.


Wednesday, December 15, 2010

2008 Sprinter Diesel Oil

the Bastille took

do not agree, nor have I ever shared, the political thought and most of the major actions of our current head of government. This does not prevent me from expressing a certain satisfaction in keeping the government in the face of no-confidence motion brought by the gang of traitors masons hired by the name of "Finian.

This time the Bastille was taken. This

I was particularly disgusted facebook page is as follows:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vergognati-Catia-Polidori/130955710299274?v=wall

this page up a host of people intellectually and morally reprehensible low Katie was thrown against Polidori, Parliamentary FLI who voted against the confidence in the Government. Heavy insults and the worst insults follow one after another in a depressing sight that shows how the people is slipping down the most depressing freedom. In scenarios like these are virtual reveals the true soul of the new vulgar and plebeian masses, the same as a few centuries ago rejoiced at the sight of greedy cruelty of severed heads tumbling on stage.

I feel that I die undemocratic.

See that dust? You hear those screams?
See the crowd that comes close?
No, soldier, do not look like that.
not hope to stop, they are coming here!

This is what happens when those noble escapes.
When those noble surrender, we are you and me!
When those who are noble by name or who is noble gold
abandons his soldiers, only they are!

not remain loyal to the duke that he left us, but
be faithful to these walls, be faithful to their granite!
not lower the bridge, you do not trust their promises!
You see those spades? Those are for our heads!


Sunday, December 12, 2010

Deposit A Empty Envelop Td Canada

SLURP! Diary of a Young Gourmet



elegant and refined restaurant, famous as the setting and write bluntly. No work appears stelletta Cima di Tito, alongside which he personally visited the premises in fifteen years of traveling and moving with their parents.
The author of "Slurp" is a curious boy, bright and early experience in the field of culinary arts. These pages provide an overview of the most famous and exclusive of the Western world, seen from their restaurants and their cuisine: the analysis is fierce, the boy still retains its ability to separate the superfluous from the essential immediately, the play of light from the color of the food, the waiters smile of deceit gained in the kitchen.
The order followed is purely mnemonic, based on notes that the author has retained the end of each evening spent at a new venue: Paris, Milan, San Francisco, Rome, London, Hamburg, New York, but also Grosseto, Fregene, little-known tropical paradise and English and Sardinian seaside town, with a brief interlude in South Africa and Greece.
The writing style, as is normal in a young director, is capable of sudden and fulminant similarities nice wordplay, and the careful reader will appreciate the stylistic evolution in the author took place during two years of preparation work.
is not the usual guide to restaurants, non-performing stars and static classification symbols, for each of the 122 premises visited is dedicated the time necessary to describe the qualities or defects, the young Tito ago fleas on how to present the dishes to 'attitude of the waiters, and with particular care, the final bill.
Occasionally, the author deviates from his story to expose gourmet, more lightly, his views on racism, the death penalty, tolerance, the planet's resources, education, and aesthetics.
Leafing through the pages, between a smile and another, the reader can gradually reconstruct the history and habits of a family living in cosmopolitan culinary traditions apparently opposing the Pope in Rome, Milan mother, grandmother in Liguria, only the main landmarks in the life of this young gourmet who "stick" often lack the imagination of many chef and customers side of the table.
This is the most original work of Titus in his sincerity, he is not content to describe the places visited, but still offers several passages on particular moments in which he was able to sit at the table and rebuilds it, without haste, their family history through the culinary passion of its representatives.
icing on the cake or if you prefer, cheese on macaroni, designs Free Gozzini, patriarch of Italian illustrators and former founder and President of their Association, included in the book and highlighting the views of the boy, and a changing world around him.

SLURP! Gourmet diary of a young Tito
Cima
GL.Editore
Page 200
Euro 13.00
www.gleditore.com

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Synester Gates Hairstyle

Wine of the Day: Trentino Chardonnay - House Monfort

I happened to taste this wine a few nights ago, combined with a dinner of fish and found it very interesting, good value for money.
"Cantine Monfort" is a founded in 1945 by John Simon, grandfather of charge. The winery is located in Lavis, a town north of Trent met in a wine.
This company uses grapes from vineyards from the valley and the hills above Cembra Lavis, Trento.
The Chardonnay is perfectly adapted Trentino has since found a habitat similar to that of their origin.
At first visual inspection of the wine has a straw color with slight greenish. The aroma is intense and complex, with notes of tropical fruit, especially bananas and pineapple and delicate floral notes. The mouth is dry, cool and tasty.
It 's a medium-bodied wine with good length.

Sheet:
Soil: Medium mixture alluvial
grapes used : 100% Chardonnay.
Winemaking : The harvest is done manually at the beginning of September. The grapes are subjected to a very soft pressing and fermentation at controlled temperature of 16 - 18 ° C in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts. The wine remains in contact with lees for a period of 4-6 weeks.
Aging : In stainless steel tanks, a few weeks in the bottle before release.
Alcohol : 13% vol.
Awards: Le Cantine Monfort have received several reports on the Italian and German magazines and numerous awards at international level, among others, the "Mark of the Brotherhood of Trento, the" International Competition Expo "Milan, the" International Wine Competition Vinitaly ", the Master of Wine Estoril (P) and the International Wine Challenge London.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Underdeveloped Kidneys Regain Function



The Restaurant " Cioci The Goose" is a bit 'hidden in the alley that leads to the Cathedral of Salò.
The restaurant is composed of two small rooms, the furnishings playing on soft tones: cream, beige, brown, and the result is a warm and welcoming. In addition, some suitably positioned mirrors, to give breathing room.
Just sitting water and we order when we ask for the wine list, the owner, very friendly and professional, invites us to go and choose our bottle directly from the winery.
The idea is original and fun, the wine cellar interesting and has a good selection of labels. At the end we opt for a Vermentino.
The specialty of this restaurant is the goose, so as a starter, I choose just the goose carpaccio which is presented in thin slices that have been left with a strip of fat, seasoned with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar . The taste is convincing: the fat softens the meat, making it tasty and not stringy and the balsamic vinegar makes a nice contrast sour.
My husband ordered the carpaccio of tuna and swordfish, smoked swordfish is delicious, perfectly balanced in flavor and delicacy, tuna does appear a bit 'trivial and tasteless.
decide to follow the common thread of the goose for the main course and ordered the leg with potatoes: excellent, tender and not at all dry, is accompanied by a reduction of its cooking sauce that exalts the goodness.
different choice for my husband who prefers to continue and sort the fish fillets with polenta white perch: the fish is good but the sauce made with tomato and capers served with which it covers the delicate flavor. We are satisfied
Why not order either sweet or coffee.

Price: 65 € two
Value for Money: good
Rating: 6 ½
Notes and personal considerations: the forte of this restaurant is the meat, their specialty is the duck, but you will also find other interesting dishes like suckling pig.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Blueprint For Snowboard Box

Snakes and wine of the day Bali - Farm Trevisani

Today I want to talk about a wine that I particularly like and that maybe not everyone knows about "the Bailiff " farm Trevisani. The ownership of
Trevisani occupies 10 hectares spanning three different municipalities: Salò, and Soprazocco Puegnago del Garda.
In the '60s and Peppino Nini Trevisani founded the Company using some unusual varieties such as Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon. Since the '80s have given way to the children and Gian Pietro Mauro who have passionately pursued the philosophy of their parents. Bailiff
name comes from a wind of Lake Garda and when you uncork this wine has the sensation of inhaling the scents of the Lake
The color is bright straw, nose and citrus aromas, hints of peach, with delicate hints of tropical fruit.
mineral on the palate, fresh, perfectly balanced in flavor, with a round taste and a lingering finish and rewarding.
excellent with a menu of fish and marine lake.

Sheet:
Production area : Lombardy - Lake Garda
Award: IGT (Typical Geographic Indication)
Land : Originally glacial moraine, full of sand and silt.
Grapes: Chardonnay (50%) and Sauvignon (50%)
Ageing: In oak barrels for 10 months and 3 more in the bottle
Alcohol: 13 vol%

Sunday, November 21, 2010

What Does Cherry Black Hair Color Look Like?

to English ... For social efficiency



"[...] ... English is a Germanic language - let alone a romance language, despite its neo-Latin lexicon to 70% - but a slurry phonetic, handwriting, vocabulary, grammar and syntax that has a lot of 'Papiamento' and that, as a deeply degenerate idiom, has been classified as structurally similar to the Bantu languages. [...]"

Silvio Waldner

Knot Pops On Side Of Leg Calf

Khutba n.6 held in the House of Islamic Culture in Milan, Via Padova.



In the previous sermon, we talked about the life of Western man, examining his internal conflict between an exemplary spirirualismo and greed of his soul to the subject, and the salvation of the Muslim by this ideology through the success of Islam in the unification of spirit and matter, call me
"Unification bipolar Islam."


In the west there is another conflict called "Struggle of the system to adjust the program for life." The question was whether this system has to be individualistic or socialist.

The principle of individuality had dominated in the 18th and 19th century.
His philosophy was based on the individual considered an effective reality in reality. The group however is just unreal, since it is imagination of relationships created by the individual himself to deal with other people. According to this principle, all rights belong to the individual, so the ruling class must to create this individual the opportunity to realize their wishes and welfare. This ideology is based all political systems, social and behavioral. The result of this system had imposed on the control of the powerful political and sulI'economia but especially the subjugation of the weak and the poor management of human capacity, hence was born the second system opposite.

The social system.
Its philosophy regards society and the basic reality of existence. Individuals are only elements that make bread with their behavior, expressions and desires. The individual is considered a means to carry out the projects of the company and even ideas belong to one company. The company is led by a group of people who represent his interests, his desires and his sufferings, and therefore no individual has the right to contradict or discuss their ideas and their program . In fact, man is naturally inclined toward the individual but also to the social, generally more towards the individual. You can not judge the man only through these two sides that do not represent its full human reality.

What is the view of Islam and its assessment about the these systems?
Let me remind you as I have explained in other sessions, the key to understanding the particularity of Islam is through the unification of coexistence that has made possible the satisfaction of both spiritual and material desires, also between this and the other life. In this method, the prophet Mohamed (peace and blessings be upon him) had brought his nation through this style we find the position of Islam with the system individually and socially.


Since man is naturally inclined toward individuality and at the same time towards the social and since Islam does not contradict human nature, its system combines between individuality and sociality no conflict between them and through this has made her special. For greater clarification in this regard I can mention the issue of duties in Islam. About the pillars that Allah (glory be to Him the Most High) has prescribed in Islam no orders or duty has been fixed except by Allah (glory be to Him the Most High), and He, the One , the Creator, the right is all of your order and decide.

Here are three very important issues that we need to know:
to Question: What is the reality of Muslim society?
Answer: Its reality and particularity is that it is a company charged with duty on the part of Allah (glory be to Him the Most High).
b Question: What is the reality of a Muslim?
Answer: its peculiarity is that reality and is responsible before Allah (glory be to Him the Most High).
question is: what is the reality of the Muslim with others?
Answer: its reality and particular person who is obedient to the orders of Allah (glory be to Him the Most High).

categories of duties.
Islamic society is considered a duty of society, the Muslim soldier is considered in this life. The duties are distributed between the individual and the group, here are divided into two types: personal, that are required of every Muslim and general single element, which are required by the group of Muslims. The duties for the group are nature of both religious and social, on which is based the principle of the nation. Our ancestors devoted themselves with great commitment to this. One day a man said to Omar Ibn Al Khattab (may Allah bless him): "Have fear of Allah or Omar!" Those present said to this man: "How dare you say this to the prince of the faithful?" Then Omar said: "You would not be right if you do not and you said we would not be right if not acceptable." The prophet Mohamed (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If the injustice of my nation afraid to say" You're wrong ", then would lose her dignity and soul of his existence."

The cause of the defeat of the Muslims and their decline today after having taught the world the true civilization, depends on their neglect of social duties and only by their compliance with the responsibilities of individuals such as prayer, fasting and reading the holy Koran to the point of transforming the religious significance or nearly so, to make it identical to the meaning of the concept of Western religion.

The devout Muslim is based on two papers: one of the duties of the other individual and social duties. Says Allah (glory be to Him the Most High) in sura (XVII) "The Night Journey" verse 14:

"They [will say] 'Read your written: today you will say the same accounting>>".

And in Sura (XLI) The "kneeling", verses 27-31:

[belongs] to Allah, the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and the day when Scocchera time, the followers of falsehood will be lost. And you'll see every community kneeling. Each community will be convened in front of his book: "Today you will be compensated for what you have done." This is Our Book that reveals the truth about you: yes, we have taken note of [all] what they were doing. As for those who believe and do good, the Lord will receive them in His mercy, this is the obvious success! To those who do not have believed [that is]: "There have been recited My verse? You were superb and were a people of evil>> ".


The only Muslim who performs his duties rather than those of individual social, will not be saved by the opinion of Allah (glory be to Him the Most High) and the entire nation will be judged in the absence of this duty . Among the most important duties that have been neglected by the Muslims, I can cite: the duty of the representative leader as Abu Bakr, Omar, Muawia, with this neglect of the duties have been lost as a sacrifice (Jihad) that was extemal element of protection for the nation, have lost my obligations as a recommendation to the deterrence of good and evil are the internal protection of the nation. The West has understood this reality and started towards the NNE of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th to demolish the Ottoman caliphate with its defeat and its loss had dragged the Islamic world in the hands of imperialism West.

The Prophet Mohamed (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah does not punish the group because of the mistakes of individual until the group sees the injustice and do not deny." Allah I'm not left-handed and arrogant, but I sent a teacher to help. "

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Comparison Of Bra Size

Even the atmosphere has

QB The restaurant is located on the scenic road that leads to Salo and is run by chef Alberto Bertani and his wife Irene who care passionately that each detail is in the kitchen in the room.
Inside, the accuracy in the choice of furnishings, warm lighting and unobtrusive and the beautiful background music, makes the room cozy and intimate.
La mise en place, comfortable and elegant is enlivened by beautiful colored glasses.
There is brought a canvas bag containing the warm and fragrant bread of different shapes. We order a bottle of water and Vernaccia Valle del Tirso "Orriu" of Contini : fragrant, fresh, clean taste.
Welcome House is a warm toasted bread with tomato and robiola: tasty and light.
To begin choose a mixed appetizer consisting of raw shrimp, soft, presented with an apple, cut into julienne that creates a perfect contrast of flavors and textures; swordfish carpaccio and smoked in natural, accompanied by slices of 'orange that give balance to the flavor of smoking and enhance the freshness of the fish and finally the tuna tartar, delicious and expertly seasoned without covering the natural goodness of raw material.

I choose the second-seared tuna in sesame crust: tender and tasty, served on a bed of creamed potatoes and fennel cut into thin strips, sesame tuna gives a crisp note and a pleasant aftertaste of roasting.

My husband ordered the croaker stuffed with porcini mushrooms: the cooking is perfect, the fish is delicious, soft and not at all dry and combination with the mushrooms is very appropriate.


not order dessert but there are courtesy of the delicious cookies that literally melt in your mouth. Grappa good round off dinner.


Price: 89 euro in two
Value for Money: more than good
Rating: 8 ½
Notes and personal considerations: in this web site indicates the care and attention to the customer: you feel spoiled and pampered and there is more to the table would raise.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Woman Strangle Man With Her Shoe

Romantic Portovenere

As a last step we expect Portovenere. To join us, finally, a glimmer of sun and it completely changes the landscape.
looking for a restaurant that had been reported, but unfortunately is closed for holidays, thus, entering the street inside, we decided to stop at a tiny bar that also offers local cuisine, the Bacic .
The beginning is exciting because we are made to accommodate to a tiny table and very uncomfortable, despite the rest of the room is empty.
We order something to drink half a liter of house wine and a bottle of water and we are brought a basket containing hot slices of focaccia. For starters let us
groped by a tasting of anchovies, a triptych composed of anchovies cooked in different ways, with onions and olives, with tomato and capers and olive oil, lemon and oregano. They are exquisite mood lifts quickly. For the second
I choose the stuffed mussels: good although the bread and cheese were predominant in the filling.
My husband ordered the fried anchovies that is nothing short of outstanding: rich, crisp and not greasy, a real pleasure for the palate!
more than satisfied and full, mild and sunny in the afternoon we go out for a walk in this beautiful country.

Price: 40 € in two
Value for Money: Excellent
Rating: 7 ½
Notes and personal considerations: This place is appreciated if you can get past the first impression. The confidentiality of the locals may at first glance be mistaken for rudeness, in reality few words and a smile to find the kindness and the availability of Liguria.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Bartend At Strip Club

the streets of Manarola Monterosso

still raining and the roads are in poor condition, so we decided not to stray too far from the hotel and dinner in Monterosso, namely the Ristorante Via Venti .
The restaurant is very small but the spaces have been exploited optimally. The decor is simple and nice and the table is also decorated.
order a drink from Cinque Terre cellar Sassarini : fresh and fruity, with good structure.
Both chose the mixed seafood appetizer, brought us a plate with different tastes: white beans with shrimp, squid with tomatoes and olives, stuffed with a muscle, Norway lobster and seafood salad with a tomato and herbs. At the center is a cup with mussels and clams. Everything is delicious and balanced flavors, except the mussels and clams that are cold and not very tasty. As a second I let myself
groped by anchovies cooked with tomatoes and olives: very good, and with a fresh taste.
My husband ordered a stir-fry of squid, anchovies and prawns. The frying was done with half vegetable oil and half olive oil: the color is intense and full-bodied but not overly greasy.
Price: € 85 for two, kindly granted to 75.
Value for Money:
Good Score: 7 ½
Notes and personal considerations: this is a family-run restaurant with a simple but tasty cuisine. The main ingredients of the recipes are: oil, wine and tomatoes, while fully respecting the flavor of the fish.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Unhandled Exception в Vice City

: the village of dreams

Second day of rain, we decided to go to a restaurant that has been highly recommended by friends: "From Billy" to Manarola.
Manarola is a beautiful village of narrow crevices, a complicated maze surprises visitors with unexpected glimpses of the sea to stump breath.
The restaurant is located in one of these tiny lanes and is accessed via a steep staircase .
The interior is really small, even a dozen tables, but the atmosphere is like home with the owner, who, after an initial formalities, lets go and tells of his past as a fisherman. To order a drink
Cinque Terre DOC Cantina Terre di Levante: sour and fragrant as these wonderful landscapes.
We opt for both the mixed appetizer and sea shortly after arriving in succession about fifteen samples: Seared tuna with sun-dried tomatoes all'insalata octopus, the octopus stewed with Panizza (small squares of fried chickpea polenta) with shrimp in cream of pumpkin, marinated anchovies and the inevitable sottosale, cod with beans, salmon with balsamic vinegar, sea snails , crepes stuffed with delicate fish, tuna in oil with red onions. A swirl of new and familiar flavors with bits of real culinary ecstasy.
As the second-order grilled tuna that I had been recommended by the owner and now I understand why it is very fresh, firm and cooked to perfection. It 'so good that you just need a little oil to make it unforgettable.
My husband chose the stuffed mussels: exceptional, the stuffed fish and knows not only of bread and cheese, a delicacy.
not order dessert but the owner kindly provides us with excellent home made of myrtle liqueur. Among other
a glass, sitting at a table in front of the stormy sea, savor this moment of absolute happiness.

Price : 79 €
Value for Money: more than good
Rating: 8 ½
Notes and considerations: In high season we recommend booking in advance, for both the very small size of the room, and for the opportunity to enjoy one of the two tables overlooking the sea.