Friday, November 16, 2012

Liz and John's Fine Dinner


Italy Journal
Friday, November 9, 2012

Peter’s class got up early today to go with a special professor to take pictures of the sunrise. They were graded later in the week by setting up a photo shoot centered around some situation of marketing in the food world that needed to be addressed. Peter and Charlotte worked together to make the point that even the most delicious dishes can be photographed and advertised incorrectly to make them seem disgusting. The professor giggled when Charlotte, dressed as a 1950’s glamour girl, got blood all over her face eating a favorite specialty dish in Bra…salsiccia di Bra  - raw sausage - which was packaged as Lindt candy. This professor was one of the highlights of the year.

I picked up John and Liz at the Malpenza Airport later this morning, and it was so very good to catch up with them again. They visited us in March, when we first arrived in Bra; and we were so glad they made a return trip.


Aperitivo at Enzo and Lisa’s with all of us and Daniel was a special event in preparation for a wonderful dinner for John and Liz tomorrow night. All the men worked together to prepare fresh pasta, roasted vegetables and many other delicious dishes. Maya from Brazil joined us, since she was the only other student who had met John and Liz when they were first here. The highlight of the meal was the 1934 bottle of wine, made by Enzo’s grandfather that we opened to pair with Lisa’s scrumptious Chocolate Caprese Torta. We were anxious when the cork entirely fell apart trying to get it out, but pleasantly surprised to find that the wine simply needed to be strained through a clean towel to separate the cork pieces and to be the perfect pair to the chocolate cake. We felt very honored that Enzo had shared this particular bottle with us.

And a most wonderful time was had by all. Thanks, everyone! What a great evening!

Baci, Colleen

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