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
