tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461105532452403357.post7633766040604076299..comments2023-10-10T02:01:17.471-07:00Comments on The Alternate Side Parking Reader: Scarciofata!MJN/NYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090191804140640599noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461105532452403357.post-70259829647605970192007-05-22T08:05:00.000-07:002007-05-22T08:05:00.000-07:00Thanks, Scott. If there were an artichoke festival...Thanks, Scott. If there were an artichoke festival in the U.S. (which there might be, in California), they would have an Artichoke Queen, or a Miss Artichoke. I heard there is a restaurant out there where you can get a five-course (or something) meal, with artichokes in every course. Don't know what dessert would be, but I'd try it (artichoke gelato?).<BR/><BR/>Lucette, yes, that is Pietro, on a fund-raising tour of Europe for his school in Bahia. They don't have artichokes in Brazil, though he said he had found a species of red banana that tastes like artichoke. HIs last stop in Europe will be Amsterdam, for a big opening of a D'Artagnan show at the Italian Institute there. I think I have to go ...MJN/NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090191804140640599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461105532452403357.post-53060078507629875762007-05-22T03:26:00.000-07:002007-05-22T03:26:00.000-07:00This is about as "true italian" as the experience ...This is about as "true italian" as the experience -- for we Americans -- will get. Thank you! Great description of the whole day. Artichokes are vastly underrated in this country. My mouth waters.Scott NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219629039627464395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461105532452403357.post-44292083405896259582007-05-20T08:37:00.000-07:002007-05-20T08:37:00.000-07:00This solidifies my idea of Italy as heaven: I cert...This solidifies my idea of Italy as heaven: I certainly want to go there when I die (if not before).<BR/>Is that the Pietro of yore?mary grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294368835776483342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461105532452403357.post-90574404960862047872007-05-20T07:22:00.000-07:002007-05-20T07:22:00.000-07:00Wow. It sounds like food immersion. I love the ide...Wow. It sounds like food immersion. I love the idea of Prosecco on tap.susan grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823157606004918590noreply@blogger.com