A Tavola con Ellynne in Italia; Part 5
Written on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in The Wind Internet Cafe located on the Grand Viale in beautiful, downtown Lido, Venezia, Italy
We have had two absolutely fabulous culinary experiences here in Italy, which I will write about at length in subsequent columns. These experiences include a cooking class taught by our Bed And Breakfast host, Marika Seguso. The B and B is called Villa Ines located in Lido, Venezia (www.villa-ines.com). and her cooking classes are called Acquolina with catering offered in Venezia, Milano, and New York (www.acquolina.com). Marika is a wonderful cook and a wonderful teacher, as well, a combination that is perfetto!
Last week we took the bus to a car ferry to a vaporetti to reach the tiny town of Chioggia – away from the busy-ness of Venice, and lucked into finding the historic El Fontego Ristorante Pizzeria (www.fontego.com). This is a fishing village known for its preparation of fish dishes and this restaurant did not disappoint.
But our day-to-day experiences are much more routine and are every bit as enjoyable. After our delicious meal in Chioggia in the late afternoon, our “dinner” that same evening, June 22, consisted of only salmon sandwiches and tuna sandwiches bought at the local grocery store here in Lido (1.70 euros each). Oh, yes, and they were accompanied by a bottle of Bellini, also purchased at the local shop for only 2.50 euros. Here are the details from the label of the bottle: (my translation)…Cocktail with a wine base and sugar, sparkling wine with coloring and stabilizers, a natural product of Italy, contains sulphites (www.cocktailbellini.it).
I scared myself to death while wandering the labyrinth of side streets in Venice last Sunday after having attended Mass at St. Mark’s Basilica, I came upon the coop grocery store and stopped in to buy a quick snack and a bottle of water (1.70 euros and .50 euros, respectively, and priced much less than if I’d stopped to eat in a restaurant or snack bar). Of course, it was tuna again (tuna is one thing that is the same here as in America, as I’m never quite exactly sure what the meat will be in a sandwich here). I noticed the sell by date was 04/07/13 and thought that I’d bought something that had e
