Barolo / Matthew Gavin Frank.

ISBN:

9780803228306

Title:

Author:

Frank, Matthew Gavin.

Personal Author:

Frank, Matthew Gavin.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages, [6] pages of plates) : illustrations.

Series:

At table

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Fewest Idiots; 2. Dialing for Raffaella; 3. The Boy Brings Me; 4. Enough; 5. Four Sips; 6. All You Have to Do Is Say "Si"; 7. Grape-Shaped Ball of Light; 8. Between the Bell Beats; 9. Red-Beard's Silent Deal; 10. Dixieland Basement; 11. Pruning; 12. Follow the Steeple; 13. Limbo on the Landscape; 14. Slow; 15. Halves; 16. Luca Sandrone Enters Shakedown Street; 17. Chandelier, Carpet, Mariuccia; 18. Orange; 19. The Bleary Music of Wineshop Franco; 20. Breadstick Hydra; 21. Raw Meat and Barry White.

22. When She Draws It, She Draws It23. The Unfinished; 24. Trust the Pear; 25. Italian Butcher Shop Blues; 26. Instructions of Ercole; 27. Laundry; 28. The Other Side of Tonights; 29. Billboards, Booths, and Cameras; 30. Valentina and the First Taste; 31. Six Barolos, Four Figs; 32. From Barolo to Vinegar; 33. The Truffle of the Barn; 34. Sleeptasting; 35. One More Song; 36. Heroes and Villains Commune over Ceci; 37. Nightpicking; 38. La Partenza della Filovia.

Personal Subject:

Frank, Matthew Gavin-Travel-Italy-Barolo.

Subject Term:

Wine and wine making -- Italy -- Barolo.

Cooking -- Italy -- Barolo.

Geographic Term:

Barolo (Italy) -- Description and travel.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2010

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Summary

After a childhood of microwaved meat and saturated fat, Matthew Gavin Frank got serious about food. His OC researchOCO ultimately led him to Barolo, Italy (pop. 646), where, living out of a tent in the garden of a local farmhouse, he resolved to learn about Italian food from the ground up. Barolo is FrankOCOs account of those six months.

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Booklist Review

One of the world's most esteemed wines, Barolo summons up images of steeply terraced vineyards and all the elegance and sophistication of Italy's Piedmont. Chicago-raised Frank became obsessed with food early in life and eventually embarked on a restaurant career. But his first trip to Italy transformed his palate, and he plotted an immediate return, apparently as much attracted by the lovely Raffaella as by the opportunity to immerse himself in life in the tiny hamlet of Barolo, which lends its name to the local wine. Living in a tent in her garden, he took on a job harvesting grapes at one of the region's most notable vineyards. Frank developed a deep appreciation for the Piedmontese, their careful attention to their wines and to their foods, especially that culinary crown jewel, the highly prized Alba truffle. Besides conveying the sensuality of the place, Frank offers insight into the region's history.--Knoblauch, Mark Copyright 2010 Booklist