A Taste of Christmas - Struffoli at SUD - Quarto (Na)

I chose a Saturday evening to do my "Merry Christmas" rounds.  A Saturday evening to drive to Quarto to drop in on friends  with a...

A Taste of Christmas - Insalata di Broccoli con Aringa Affumicata - Chef Raffaele Vitale - Casa Del Nonno 13 (Sa)

There were a row of them A row of small clear plastic hollow prisms waiting for the chef.  Chef Raffaele Vitale who silently...patiently......

A Taste of Christmas - Rape e Patate - Chef Paolo Barrale - Marennà (Av)

There is nothing easier than rape e patate...turnip greens and potatoes , Chef Paolo Barrale told me.  I had a chance to taste his version ...

A Taste of Christmas - Polpettine di Baccala' - Chef Lorenzo Principe - Luna Galante (Sa)

Where I'm from, we call it  Chiochiere Alacc' e Baccalà  ...Chef Lorenzo Principe said with a smile.  That's dialect for  Papacc...

A Taste of Christmas - Peperoni Imbottito - Chef Giovanni Mariconda - Taberna Vulgi (Av)

Here is a Christmas classic from Irpinia that Chef Giovanni Mariconda prepared last week at Gusta Natale .  It stars the classic red pepper...

A Taste of Christmas - Insalatina di Baccalà - Chef Francesco Fusco -Locanda Il Moera (Av)

I wanted a taste...a taste of Christmas.  In Campania at Christmas, fish is the dish.  And baccalà , cod, has a pole position on almost ever...