The team went to a world famous restaurant in Alessandria to meet with the chef and to work in the kitchen with him and his staff. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. Laura got to chop tomatoes to be used in a bruschetta.
This is the owner and chef of il grappolo. His name is Beppe. We had a great time talking about food.
Elisabeth was making mousse.
Tim cleaning squid. He alo cleaned mussels and anchovies.
This is the sous chef making bread and foccacia.
Beppe showed us how to make his world famous risotto.
We had a glass of wine with our risotto. We took a short walk around the city before coming back to the restaurant for lunch.
Cheese and bread stuffed vegetables.
Foccacia...warm right out of the oven.
Octopus ink risotto with calamari.
Wine...of course
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My new friend.....
We also visited a culinary school for high school students. This is the kitchen and some of the students working. This is a demo classroom with 20 stations for students to watch and practice at the same time. I love this. What a great way for students to learn.
The pastry kitchen
The lasagna we had for lunch.
The meat and russian salad that was our appetizer. We also had roasted pork for lunch.
We visited a villa/winery on top of a mountain. This was truly the prettiest place I have ever been.
We tasted some wine out on the lawn with the owner. Who is also a Rotarian.
The restaurant at the vineyard.
The snacks we enjoyed with our wine.
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