It’s been a while since I last blogged and in fact this is my first post of 2017 which seems already to be flying past incredibly quickly.

Now, dear reader, I wouldn’t want you to worry that in the intervening weeks since my last post, I haven’t been eating; it’s just that largely I’ve gone on eating the same things and there hasn’t been much to write about.  I hope as the weather starts to improve here in Lombardia to get out and about a bit more.  I’ve also got a trip to the UK coming up next week and a really special treat for lunch next Sunday.

In the meantime here are a few pictures of one or two things I’ve managed to force down in recent weeks.

 

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English style Fish & Chips and a Pint of Theakston’s Old Peculiar English ale served at     Al Faro ‘pub’ in Lodi.

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A gorgeous black winter truffle bought at a truffle fair in Grazzano Visconti in Emilia-Romagna

 

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Fettucine al ragu di cinghiale (Wild-Boar) in Pitigliano in Tuscany
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A piece of beef fillet which miraculously turned into that classic English dish, Beef Wellington
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Lasagna in Locanda Tonnarello, Rome
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The nicest veal sweetbreads (animelle) I’ve ever eaten, served with crispy cardoon, potato and a perfectly poached egg.  This was my starter at dinner, the other evening, in the 4B restaurant of the Milan hotel Bianca Maria Palace about which I hope to write more in the near future.