Taste of WGBH: Wines of Italy

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Jan. 20, 2012

Thanks to all our members and guests who braved the cold to join us for a taste of Italy's bounty!

Of course, Italy is a source of inspiration at WGBH for its beautiful art, its rich musical heritage and the delicious culinary traditions as well. Explore WGBH.org to learn more about Italy's incredible culture. Here are a few pages to get you started.

From the archives of The French Chef

Foccacia for Dessert? Executive chef Craig Kominiak at Ecce Panis Bakery in New York City visits Julia Child in her kitchen. Kominiak bakes focaccia, testing the elasticity of the dough by stretching it to see the "window." He creates a sandwich with the baked focaccia. Baked with fruit and topped with sugar, focaccia can be also used as a dessert or a breakfast item.

Chocolate Napoleon & Fettucini Ice Cream Sandwich Pastry chef Gale Gand of Brasserie T in Northfield, Ill. creates a towering chocolate napoleon and a fettuccine ice cream sandwich. Gand demonstrates how to make chocolate filo dough, poached pears, cranberry compote, whipped cream with ginger, and the mocha granache for the napoleon. He creates a filo dough "fettuccine" for the ice cream sandwich with raspberries and a fresh fruit kabob.

If the wines and recipes inspire you, be sure you have music to cook Italian by! Trio Settecento offers up pieces by Corelli and Veracini, among other early classics. If the kids are helping in the kitchen, let violinist Gil Shaham talk in detail about Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

We hope you enjoyed the event. Be sure to consult the list below if you can't recall the name of the region or the wine you enjoyed most. If you have some feedback for the organizers of Taste of WGBH, please leave us a comment!

“ I am certain that the good Lord never intended grapes to be made into grape jelly.”
—Fiorello La Guardia
 

 

 

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