Two Talents Come Together in San Vincenzo, on the Tuscany Coast

San Vincenzo, facing Corsica and the island of Elba. 50 nautical miles

of deep waters with regular currents, that made it into the reference

nature reserve of Mediterranean marine life. Each season, schools of

tuna and sardines swim through here. In Italy, they are known as "pesce

azzurro" (blue fish), such good for health that one should eat it

regularly. San Vincenzo turned this into the "feast of the Palamita", which

attracts each year the finest palates in the country. During the long weekend, all the restaurants of the area offer dishes

featuring this famous fish. For example, Poggio ai Santi, on a hill

overlooking an unique panorama, has launched the fair on Saturday with a

candlelit dinner. Francesca Vierucci, director of Poggio ai Santi, says

that such initiatives, that involve the whole region, bring people

nearer to less well known sides of Tuscany: the sea, the protection of

nature, wellness and exceptional food. Fulvio Pierangelini, the multiple award winning chef of the "Gambero

Rosso", located right on the port of San Vincenzo, is the director of

the initiative. This year he has asked his friend and neighbour Oliviero Toscani to

share a very original initiative, which also allows one to broadcast to

the world some positive news instead of the usual wars and catastrophes.

They will put their talents together and invite eighty retired

housewives, eighty women who devoted their lives to cooking for their

husbands and children here in San Vincenzo. On the occasion of this friendly meal, Oliviero Toscani will take

portraits of each of the participants. Fulvio Pierangelini´s menu:

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Puree of chick peas and shrimp - - - - - -

Blue fish lasagna - - - - - -

Baked sardines with fresh vegetables - - - - - -

Crepes with citrus - - - - - -

Information: http://www.comune.san-vincenzo.li.it/ http://www.palamita.com/ www.poggioaisanti.com