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some of the tastiest food i ever had was from little corner trattorias, with one huge stewpot going in the kitchen, and the owner-cook pressing you to taste before deciding to enter and sit down.

some things don't scale up easy...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Sep 6th, 2008 at 11:49:40 AM EST
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If you get over to the Istria region of Croatia, go to Rovigno and look for Chef Toni's Gastonica (sp?). Best gnocchi in my life - distinctly Istrian style.

paul spencer
by paul spencer (spencerinthegorge AT yahoo DOT com) on Sat Sep 6th, 2008 at 12:02:02 PM EST
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ah.  Ah!  AH!  <insert>Gastronomical orgasm</insert>

A long simmering soup with fresh stuff thrown into the pot on a regular basis.  Served with freshly ground, hot-out-of-the-oven, bread slathered with Fresh (no salt, please) Butter.  Toss in a bottle of the wine the cook added to the broth.  Afterwards a light salad with fresh veggies, black oil-cured olives, topped with a wee tad of the local cheese and herbs; dressed with REAL (20 year+) aged Balsamic Vinegar and olive oil.

Completely simple.  Absolutely divine.

by ATinNM on Sat Sep 6th, 2008 at 03:01:52 PM EST
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on freshly baked, crispy bread - there is truly nothing better.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Sep 6th, 2008 at 04:11:52 PM EST
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Standard US food is over salted, to my taste.  The fats in Fresh butter tone it down.  

If the food is balanced then I agree.

by ATinNM on Sat Sep 6th, 2008 at 04:22:52 PM EST
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Actually there is something better: salted marrow on freshly baked bread. Yum.
by MarekNYC on Sat Sep 6th, 2008 at 04:29:51 PM EST
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you guys!

good thing i've had my evening 'spaghettata all'incazzata' or i'd be heading for the kitchen!

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Sep 6th, 2008 at 06:18:58 PM EST
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