23 April 2022 Roccamalatina, MO Italia |
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 | Along the Tiber Laurie Fox Pessemier 6 x 20" 15 x 50 cm Acrylic/cardboard 350.00 |
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| This was one of the most meat-eating weeks of my life. With friends, we sampled salumi (charcuterie, or dare I say cold cuts?) from various regions of Italy. By Wednesday night I was ready for a vegetarian supper, pesto and tortelloni, salad and tomatoes. |
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 | Crab Apple Blossoms Laurie Fox Pessemier 24 x 16" 60 x 40cm Acrylic/canvas 550.00 |
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| The best meats were in Castiglion Fiorentina, a town between Arezzo and Cortona, in Tuscany. We went there because our friend bought an apartment, and we are going to outfit it for him: beds, sheets, dishes, towels. We also sold two paintings to him, for the bare walls. We’ll paint (in the big sense), and buy lamps and tables and chairs: the basics. The salumi plate had delicious meats from the Florence region (includes beef), served with a toasted homemade brown bread, and honey. The wine, selected by our waiter, was delicious. |
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 | Waiter Blair Pessemier Acrylic/cardboard cutouts 19 x 8" 48 x 20cm 450.00 |
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We had the meat plate as a starter at Vescovio, where I had a fish perfectly grilled on the open fire, and chicoria. The prosciutto and coppa were delicious, too, with a slightly different take than the Tuscan fare.
My preferred salumi plate was at Casperia, a town just twenty minutes from Stimigliano. It wasn’t the meat, while very good, that sent me, but the pickled eggplant. I think it must have been a white eggplant, as the outside seemed the same color as the interior, but with speckles. There was also a shredded zucchini, which likewise showed up with lemon in my pasta dish. Really yummy. |
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 | Crows at the Dovecote, Stimigliano Blair Pessemier Acrylic/canvas 12 x 8" 30 x 25cm 350.00 |
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We ate one night at our neighborhood house/restaurant, again with a meat plate – I always like this one, because they include a pepperoni-like slice made by someone in Sabina. This was bit like kielbasa, but with a more Italian flavor.
The week wrapped up with pizzas at daLina, where we didn’t have a meat plate, but tartare Black Angus. Berlino liked that one the best. |
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 | Berlino awaiting the Beef Tartare |
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INVITING All Artists to present their Work: Paint, Literature, Crafts, Food....
Pessemier's Sunday Salon
Weekly on Sunday No Reservation Necessary
How it works: Bring a piece of your ART: that could be visual, like painting or printmaking; or literary, as in poetry or prose; or crafts, like metalwork or knitting; or food, or music...you get the picture. Something you made, or feel particularly inspired by. You have about 5 minutes to present, and we'll ooh, ahh, or answer questions you have. You can also come and see how we work before diving in. Just show up on Zoom at a minute or two before the hour. |
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