Italian Clubs, Events, Lifestyle; Travel Italy

In Italian folklore, the night of August 10 — St. Lawrence’s day, is the night when dreams come true.
In this night, also known as the Night of the Shooting Stars, people use to watch the falling stars hoping their wishes will come true .

Wine lovers have also a chance to enjoy a major wine event this night. It’s “Calici di Stelle” — Goblets of Stars. During “Calici di Stelle” outdoor wine parties are held throughout Italy in spots usually located in wine-making areas.

Villas, castles, vineyards, squares in historic towns and cities, are the locations for Calici di Stelle, where you can enjoy tasting of local wines and specialties as long as art and craft shows, concerts and other cultural events.

A list of locations hosting Calici di Stelle can be found at http://www.cittadelvino.it/node/5801.

The annual “Open Cellars“, major wine event held in late May in Italy, gives wine lovers a week-end of free wine tastings throughout the country.
Many wineries open the doors to visitors who come to sample the year’s vintage. Also they have a chance to know more about grape growing, vineyard management and wine making practices.

“Open Cellars”  – “Cantine Aperte” in Italian, is not for wine lovers only. Along with wine-tasting sessions, many other events are being scheduled in this week-end, ranging from gourmet events, to guided visits, cycling tours to countryside etc…. “Cantine Aperte” offers a big chance to combine wine tastings to excursions in wine-growing areas that usually also means wonderful countryside.

In order to know the list of wineries joining the event — open to public for this event, visit website www.movimentoturismovino.it .

For those who would like to know more about Easter recipes and traditions of Italian cuisine, Silo cooking school in New Milford, CT, has scheduled a demonstration cooking class on March 16 with Chef Piergiorgio Nanni of the Osianna Restaurant in Fairfield, CT.

Chef Nanni is from Rome and has worked in some of the finest Italian restaurants in NYC and Europe. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu and recipient of the Italian Culinary Federation’s award “Chef della Migliore Tradizione Regionale Italiana in America” given to exceptional chefs in acknowledgment of their work to preserve the Italian culinary tradition in America.

The menu will include Campania-style Crespelle with Ricotta and Salami, Asparagus Bechamel; Black Olive Crusted Rack of Lamb, Sicilian Easter Risotto with chocolate, almonds and candied fruit.
You can sign up online at http://www.hunthillfarmtrust.org/index.php?/silo/cooking/#march or by calling 860-355-0300 or calling 860-355-0300.

Those who love so much the Cappuccino could find this video tutorial helpful. “Watch Anthony Bilotta create the perfect cappuccino”.

(via YouTube).