Next: Sicily

Photographs from my meal in  United states ,Chicago  at Next on July 28, 2012.

Next, Sicily - "To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is

Zardetto prosecco apertivo with taverna amaro and chamomile

1st Course: Arancini

1st Course: Carciofi alle brace (roasted artichokes)

1st Course: Caponata (fried eggplant, celery seasoned with sweet

1st Course: Panelle (Sicilian crisps made from gram flour)

2nd Course: Cozze con peperone rosso, mosciame di tonno, polpo i

1st Course: Panelle, caponata, carciofi alle brace, arancini

Bisson U Pastine, Golfo del Tigullio, 2010

Abbazia di Novacella Müller-Thurgau, Alto Adige, 2010

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3rd Course: Bucatini con bottarga (Thick spaghetti-like pasta wi

4th Course: Gemelli con le Sarde (paired pasta twists with black

5th Course: Pesce spada (Swordfish with roasted garlic and mint

5th Course: di Ceci (Boiled and fried chickpeas, romanesco)

Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino 2007

6th Course: Slices of zucchini and squash blossoms in a tomato v

6th Course: Spalla di Maiale Brasato (6-hour roasted and braised

7th Course: Granita di Arance Rosse (Blood orange granita)

Donnafugata "Ben Rye," Passito di Pantelleri, 2009

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8th Course: Cassata (marzipan-ricotta cake, presented to the tab

8th Course: Cassata (A slice of marzipan-ricotta cake)

8th Course: Cannoli, Ravioli Fritti, Cubbaita di Giugiulena

8th Course: Cannoli (mini-cannoli, ends filled with marasca cher

8th Course: Ravioli Fritti

8th Course: Cubbaita di Giugiulena (sesame-honey cookies)