Lunch today with the Bindocci men at Trattoria il Pozzo (Sant’Angelo in Colle)… Keep in mind they are approaching “piena vendemmia” (nearly the peak of harvest) here in Tuscany and this was a quick, working lunch… a 45 minute affair… giusto, giusto so that we could “break bread” together…
Raw porcini salad.
Pici al ragù (di manzo, beef ragù). Normally I’d have the wild boar ragù but I didn’t want to get carried away (literally).
The 2004 Brunello Riserva Paganelli (cru) by Il Poggione was INSANE! Such bright acidity, such chewy red fruit, equine tannins, indomitable but delicious nonetheless!
Normally we’d have the bistecca alla fiorentina but today it was a mere beef filet (blood rare, of course) topped with a grilled mushroom cap.
Just in case, we also had a roast mushroom cap.
Wherever I lay my hat these days, I am reminded that Texas is my home (for MELVIN CROAKER).
Now that’s my kind of lunch.
Had you had the bistecca, it really would have been my kind of lunch. Hopefully you made the right choice at dinner.
the raw porcini salad could be my favorite dish out of la cucina italiana, amazingly simple, delicious, and not possible to create from a grocery stores visit.. a true woodsman’s dish!
That raw porcini looks suspicious (despite the comment above)
good thing it was only a short (45 minute) lunch. God know what you would’ve been forced to eat if it was one of those 2 hour affairs
no lemon, please, in raw porcini salad!
like all beautful things in life… all you need is extra virgin olive oil…
That’s a lot of food in 45 mins. How much wine was consumed?
I know that restaurant and I love that town. We may spend some time there next year in a little apartment.