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The secret ingredients to great risotto have been revealed: time, love, and Vic’s full recipe for Amarone Risotto!

Lunch – Dinner October 4, 2013 Veneziano Ristorante, Randazzo Sicily on Mt. Etna!!!! Cavanera Etna Bianco 2012 Carricante catarratto Santagostino 2011 Nero D’Avola, Syrah Cavanera Etna Rosso 2011 Firriato Etna Bianco 2012 Grilled ferla mushrooms olive oil and garlic Roasted porcini Etna EVOO Mixed Grill Salicce, Polpetto, Castrato, Agnello Casarecce al Pomodoro con Mandorlo Tagliata […]

Click Here to Read This Article as a PDF   July 2013 found us in Friuli with 3 cameramen, a soundman, a fixer and a director. It was hot. Italy is usually hotter in July than in August. Italian wine professionals name their heat waves, just as we name our hurricanes. “Charonte” and “Stige” brought […]

Lunch 8/2 in Isola della Scala, Restaurant Pila Veccia with Gabrielle Ferron Gabrielle Ferron is arguably the best risotto chef in Italy. He produces his own rice, and his menu at the restaurant is based on what he can pick from the garden or catch from the land!!! We drank: Masi Bianco 2012, Masi Amarone […]

Vic and the crew continue to eat and drink Italy, and lots of it! Take a look at their latest menus and some photos from along the way. Dinner Wednesday 7/31 at Forestiere Alighieri at the Masi Winery Estate Valpolicella with Sandro Boscaini. We began our meal with: Canapes, Prosciutto and Grissini, Parmigiano with pear […]

Lunch Tuesday 7/30 With Deborah Cesari in Calmasino at La taverna del Borgo. We drank: Cesari Chardonnay Frizzante 2012, Cesari Lugana 2012. For lunch, delicious antipasto of prosciutto, pancetta, grilled mortadella, breasola, torta di spagna, Grana with honey, Melone, soppresata, grilled polenta verdure, Polenta with mushrooms Sfilacci di manzo Tortelloni ricotta e tartufo Tortelloni with […]

Vie di Romans Lunch Saturday 7/27 On the back patio of the Gallo home in Mariano di Friuli We drank: Vie Di Romans Dessimis Pinot Grigio 2011, Vie Di Romans Vieris Sauvignon 2011. We ate: Melone e prosciutto San Daniele, Bufala mozzarella, Crostino di breasola, Insalata di pomodoro, Watermelon, Red grapefruit, Local peaches in syrup, […]

Vic and the crew continue to eat and drink their way through Italy, and they’ve written down what they’ve had to prove it! They also filmed a fantastic segment with Michelin 2 Star Chef Emanuele at Agli Amici. Take a look and enjoy. Just don’t read on an empty stomach! Lunch Friday 7/26 Agli Amici […]

Yesterday we visited the Consorzio di Prosciutto San Daniele in San Daniele di Friuli. Daniela the marketing manager for the Consorzio walked me through the process of curing prosciutto. After filming we went to the center of San Daniele and ate a plate of Prosciutto with fresh figs, melone, and mozzarella di Bufala and drank […]

Vic and the crew are back in Italy filming season 2 of Eat! Drink! Italy! with Vic Rallo! Today, they stopped in Soave for a “quick lunch” on the way to Friuli; take a look at the full list of what they enjoyed below and look for more behind the scenes updates from the set […]