I can't wait for the New York opening of Eataly anymore. Not one more second. So, this week I'm flying to Turin, Italy to experience this giant organic market/foodie theme park for myself.
At Eataly, you can learn to cook like an Italian chef, try over 100 different dishes made with artisanal products at eight themed restaurants, taste numerous wines, and gorge yourself on pasta, salumi, cheese, focaccia, pizza made with fior di latte mozzarella, meat bred from Piemontese cows, and fresh fish. The Website proclaims excitedly: "At Eataly you can eat whenever you want!"
After all of this, there might not be room in your belly, but your mind might still have room for food for thought. The Eataly library contains thousands of food-related magazines and 10 computers to satisfy any craving for culinary information.
You might be wondering, when is this marvel going to set up shop in the United States? I hope I'm about to find out, and I'll report back whatever I hear.
(On the flight over, I plan to whet my palate by reading the brand new Around The World In 80 Dinners: The Ultimate Culinary Adventure. In this gastronomic world tour, authors Cheryl and Bill Jamison visit Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, India, China, South Africa, Brazil, France, Singapore and New Caledonia!)
Monday, February 25, 2008
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Wow, what a fun trip! Are you going to just graze or are you going to take classes as well? I think learning to cook might be the next frontier for a foodie like you...happy memories of when my dad used to teach cooking at our house! Imagine coming home from high school and the house is full of cream puffs and cannoli, or pan cubano. xo me
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