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Pork Pansit Kanton noodles by my assistant Miss Cely. Helped by South African white, at home, Dubai.

Australian lamb, sweet paprika and grappa marinated & rosemary, laurel, juniper berry, crushed Sarawak black pepper, jacket garlic aromatised 7 hours slow oven cooked at 130 degree. Helped by exceptional Bulgarian red, at home, Dubai.

Toasted pine seeds & pancetta, Spanish cherry tomatoes, basil, taggiascan olives & pecorino Romano DOP 'Calamarata' pasta. Helped by Australian white, at home, Dubai.

Just fish & chips,
Local UAE Amur & potatoes, Lebanese small black olives, Pantelleria caper, Sicilian sundries tomatoes & Sarawak black pepper. Helped by French white, at home, Dubai.

Well, this was missing in our 'Italian Cuisine'. Thanks, not anymore!
In the doubt, the death penalty will be applied.

Couronne croustillante de carbonara et coeur fondant de camembert ! L'Italie et la France à la même table 🙂

Cachemire round, Tibetan long & small Calabrian dried chilly peppers 3 times spicy penne all'arrabbiata & brandy de Jerez softened green Indian long and sweet Omani red fresh chilly pepper & pecorino Romano DOP spaghetti. Cooked with this morning from @myquandc home delivery by Mr Marco Pelizzari & Mirco Bortolami. Cooked and tried for a quick lunch in the garden. With not alcoholic help but with @MonvisoWater of course!
Aprons by donna Emanuela Palma.

Mr Mirco Bortolami & Mr Marco Pelizzari from @myquandc invaded my kitchen this morning with they home delivery fresh & quality products. Fruits & vegetables, pasta, organic canned tomatoes, passata and many more. Let's try something's & cooking some pasta with! At home, Dubai.
Apron by donna Emanuela Palma.

Dubai is getting hot again!
The last stuffed 'brasato' with polenta of the season on special request for tonight dinner.

Getting enough could in Dubai even for a classic winter dish?
Pancetta tesa (cured pork belly), provolone del Monaco, sage, Sarawak black pepper staffed Australian grass feed black Angus neck Syrah 'brasato' braised beef & polenta. Helped by French red, at home, Dubai.

Free cooking lesson & free signed books this morning for all the nurses & receptionists of the Infinity The Family Medicine Clinic by Dr Janeta. Recipes from the book; cooked, tried & eaten. Helped by my assistant Miss Cely, at home, Dubai.

Part of the space of this "Italian Mina Beach Festiva" street food event it was taken by Casinetto. Mr Giacomo Bernardelli manage even to bring one original Porchetta from Ariccia and a very good ham from Sicilian "Nebrodi" small black pig. Very good pizza from Bussola restaurant by Chef Marco Legittimo. Sommelier Simone Luca Gagliardi provided some good Italian wine with his "Tasted and Rated" stand. Monviso Water satisfies the thirsty with his still & sparking mountain water. Of course Lavazza provides a good espresso to finish with. A pleasant evening on the grass. ... See more

I little windy but well organised yesterday evening the "Italian Mina Beach Festival" Street Food event. With the participating of all the must well know Italian food companies, importers & restaurants suppliers in Dubai. A way to try & eat same authentic and popular Italian dishes & food specialties without spend a fortune seating and walking on the grass around the Mina Seyahi Amphitheater.

Not sea salt enough to cook this wild sea bass, the sweet salt of Cervia went down in the storage. Let's economise the salt to be able to cook this fish! Built in reduced but perfectly cooked sea bass with clams. Helped by French wines, at home, Dubai.

Just spaghetti;
French cherry tomatoes, mussels & 2 type of clams. Helped by French white, at home,Dubai.

Today lunch on special request!

Finally after the Summit and the post Summit I am back to my kitchen! Fresh Spanish chorizo Brandy de Jerez splashed, Iranian zafron, Tibetan chilly pepper, crushed fennel seeds & fennel beard Brillat-Savarin 'mantecate' fusillata casareccia pasta. Helped by Italian white, at home, Dubai

1 kg plus US Angus 'Fiorentina' only for me! Special dinner, grilled, catted & carved directly on my table by Chef Maurizio Lazzarin. A very sumptuous cut of meat perfectly rare, tasty, tender and matured. I manger to eat almost everything I managed to ate it almost all, just fell on the last 2 pieces! Dr Janeta did not help me, did not help me, she ate a fish. Maurizio's 'peposo' & ice cream to finish. Thank you Chef, was a real pleasure!

Back to Basilico after few years, look more beautiful with this latest setting & decor than before. The US Black Angus filet of beef was perfectly rear, tender and tasty. Was even better if the grill was more hot!
Remarkable the properly done espresso & served without asking: single or double?

Follow this must welcomed presents by Casinetto, thank you Mr Giacomo Bernardelli, I will try soon!

Need for Italian ingredients!
Early morning hunting from Casinetto Company, by Italian food importer & restaurants supplier Mr Giacomo Bernardelli.

Today special request;

Australian grass feed black Angus ribeye, French Toulouse sausage & Sicilian Nebrodi black pig 'pancetta' white ragù homemade pappardelle. Helped by Italian white, at home, Dubai.

Famoce du sartimbocca!

'Saltimbocca alla Romana', literally: jump in the mouth Roman style. Belgium milk veal, Parma ham, nutmeg, fresh sage, 4 peppers a light touch of cinnamon panfried on Australian clarified farmhouse butter with a sprinkle of white vine. Helped by French white, at home, Dubai.

Need for fried seafood!
Helped by French white, at home, Dubai.

On special request this evening!

Just boiled meats, mostarda and green sauce. Helped by Argentinean red, at home, Dubai.

Yesterday evening Lavazza Dinner Event by Michelin starred Consultant Chef Alfredo Russo at Vivaldi Restaurant & Lounge Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Tower. Chef Alfredo is constantly in focus between tradition & innovation of Italian Cuisine presenting this unusual dinner for the Italian Dubai's restaurants with his revisited 'pasta in bianco', very intense, tasty and flavoured butter & Parmigiano scented. Rare also the 'Bollito misto alla Piemontese' on Dubai's menus panorama dishes, specialty who personally I like & I cook with affordable cold weather permission! Thanks to Lavazza, Chef Alfredo Russo and all Sheraton Hotel staff for this pleasant dinner in a beautiful location. ... See more

Yesterday evening Lavazza Dinner Event by Michelin starred Consultant Chef Alfredo Russo at Vivaldi Restaurant & Lounge Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Tower. Thanks to Lavazza, Chef Alfredo Russo and all Sheraton Hotel staff for this pleasant dinner in a beautiful location.

Yesterday evening Amical Dinner, Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. Dubai

To avoid all the possible traffic jam and waiting times to try to park the car I went strait to Mall of Emirates and I jump in the Metro who split me out just in front of the World Trade Center entrance. Old Italian companies already present since some years in Dubai consolidate their business and more news Italian companies are coming to Dubai markets every year.This means that it will be soon many other products for the Italian Cuisine in the Emirates and consequently also on my kitchen!
#GulfFood2017
#TheItalianFoodLab ... See more

Just a quick lunch;
After prepare 90 'mondeghili', the old and traditional 'Milanese polpette' I deserve a Czech beer and a pause! Arrived in Milan with Spanish invasion like 'tapas' and modified trough the centuries this classic Milanese specialty still complementary offered in the oldest traditional Milanese 'trattoria' just brought on your table when you are waiting to order from the menu. Helped by French red, at home Dubai. Forse che Il Milanese Imbruttito che mastica inglese oltre alle polpette sa di cosa si tratta? ... See more

Vas very difficult reach the Trade Center this morning under the rain, all the access was blocked and packed with cars. I went far away I park my car and i took a Dubai Metro who deliver me just in front! #GulfFood2017, #TheItalianFoodLab

Three times angry, Nepalese round, Cachemire long & Calabrian small dry chilies iper spicy spaghetti all'arrabbiata. So angry who jump out of the ring! Helped by French white, at home, Dubai.

Beautiful dinner by Michelin starred Chef Enzo De Pra hosted by Chef Maurizio Lazzarin in his Casamia Restaurant. Very interested the 'disassembled' Carbonara mixed up on your table, perfect and very tasty the prawns, peperoncino & pistachios risotto. I couldn't skip the desserts! Music by singer Rebecca Femino'.

Dessert, DFIC, Dubai,

Gragnano 'Gigantoni' pasta all'amatriciana with is proper 'guanciale', peel tomatoes and Calabrian spicy dry chilly peppers & pecorino Romano DOP. Helped by French white, at home, Dubai.

Getting enough could in Dubai even for a classic winter dish?
Pancetta tesa (cured pork belly), provolone del Monaco, sage, Sarawak black pepper staffed Australian grass feed black Angus neck Syrah 'brasato' braised beef & polenta. Helped by French red, at home, Dubai.

On special request for this evening.

Ginger degreased and Nero D'Avola drowned French Toulouse sausage & porcini mushrooms ragout homemade potatoes gnocchi. Helped by Italian red, at home, Dubai.

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Speck & crispy speck, gorgonzola, mascarpone, 4 peppers and pink pepper 'tagliolini al radicchio'. Helped by South African white, at home, Dubai.

Speck & crispy speck, gorgonzola, mascarpone, 4 peppers and pink pepper 'tagliolini al radicchio'. Helped by South African white, at home, Dubai.

Calabrian nduja, spicy Spanish chorizo, anchovies & dry hot chilly pepper cauliflower orecchiette pasta. Helped by French red, at home, Dubai.

Under juniper berries, laurel, Sarawak black pepper & rosemary from my garden aromatised Guerande sea salt crust Australian grass feed black Angus roast beef. Helped by Bulgarian red in cooking time & by Italian red later, at home, Dubai.

Finally after the Summit and the post Summit I am back to my kitchen! Fresh Spanish chorizo Brandy de Jerez splashed, Iranian zafron, Tibetan chilly pepper, crushed fennel seeds & fennel beard Brillat-Savarin 'mantecate' fusillata casareccia pasta. Helped by Italian white, at home, Dubai

Guanciale, brandy de Jerez soaked sun dried tomatoes, dry Calabrian chilly pepper & pecorino Romano Gragnano spaghetti. Helped by New Zealand white, at home, Dubai.

If you prepare something's where the quantity of the oil is quite consistente, the quality of the oil used for that preparation is essential for the good result of that recipe. 'Focaccia di Recco' or to be more precise 'tipo Recco' for the very strictly and mandatory rules & protocol for this peculiar focaccia. Miclou extra virgin olive oil was perfect for my focaccia to my taste. Not to sapide or too strong, fruity fragrant and almost crispy. Helped by Italian white, at home Dubai.

24 months Parma ham, charentais melon, Turkish figs & French baguette à l'ancienne croûtons. Helped by South African white, at home, Dubai.

Algarve Portuguese honey, pink pepper, multi pepper, laurel, nutmeg, oven baked Chaource cheese & French baguette a l'ancienne croûtons. Helped by South African withe, at home, Dubai.

Some more gift from Spain landed to my kitchen in Dubai via Bulgaria, I just staring to try this chorizo like first appetiser before lunch. Helped before by South African white and following with Bulgarian red, at home Dubai. Thank you to donna Nellie Etincelle & Juan Torrida for the must welcomed presents!

Under sweet Cervia sea salt crust baked and carpet claims sauté enriched line caught wild sea bass. Helped by French white, at home, Dubai.

Just a little 'peperoncino', anchoas de l'Escala, Taggiascan extra virgin olive oil, white wine & parsley toste baguette à l'ancienne bread crumbs oysters gratin. Helped by French white, at home, Dubai.

Let's try this Spanish sheep milk cheese catch early morning on the market. Not bad, a little bitter, quite strong & tasty, long lasting in mouth. Helped by Chilean white, but need something more sweetly
to my taste.

Speck & roca from my garden Gragnano penne ziti lisci pasta in tomatoes sauce. Helped b y Chilean white, at home, Dubai.

Premesso che non sono un amante delle paste prodotte con farina integrale ma devo ammettere che questa artigianale mi ha piacevolmente sorpreso, consistente e saporita con una tenuta alla cottura di tutto rispetto e ha retto la prova con un ragù 'bello tosto' senza nessuna paura. Bene cara donna Lori Puglisi, molto bene, complimenti!

Let's try some artisanal tagliatelle produced with old Sicilian whole wheat type by donna Loretana Puglisi supported by a strong and tasty 'Culatello' ragù' brandy de Jerez and Cabernet Sauvignon splashed & Sarawak black pepper dusted. Helped by Argentinean red, at home, Dubai. Not bad experiment, not bad at all!

The must famous of the side dish; potatoes. French potatoes sauté with Australian farmhouse butter or local potatoes oven baked with Italian (Emilia Romagna Region) extra virgin olive oil? Sage, rosemary, Sarawak black peppe, laurel & sea salt for both versions. Helped with a couple of South African white on the cooking process, at home, Dubai.