Thursday, July 10

Authentic Salad Caprese

Authentic Salad Caprese

This Insalata Caprese was served on Capri at Il Riccio where I was fortunate to spend a few night as a guests of the Naples region tourist board.  The recipe for Authentic Salad Caprese requires few ingredients. It consists of ripe tomatoes shingled on a platter, thick slices of creamy mozzarella, shredded basil, extra virgin olive oil and freshness. Not a drop of balsamic vinegar in sight. This is my kind of seasonal eating. Even

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Saturday, July 05

Antica Pizzeria da Michele

The hubcap on my plate is a Pizza Margherita served at Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Naples, Italy. You find the pizzeria on the eastern fringe of the old city, which dates back to Greco-Roman occupation. After waiting with a crowd for a table bunched outside, you have few choices. The pizza comes with sauce or with cheese and sauce, each variety around 4.5 euros each. You place your order. And when it comes, you

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"Let no man fancy he knows how to dine
Till he has learnt how taste and taste combine."

-Horace, Satires, 2.4

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