Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Trip to Italy (Abruzzo - October 2015)...Dinner at Ristorante Zenobi


In the evening, we came back to Abruzzo side.

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We had a reservation at Ristorante Zenobi, which serves traditional Abruzzo cuisine. This restaurant is also certified by Slow Food Association. It's a family-owned restaurant. Manma is the head chef and her son is in front of the house.

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We started with a wide variety of antipasti.

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Baccala (salted cod), mushrooms, etc.

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Primi...all hand-made pasta. Chitarra was extraordinary.

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Secondi. Grilled lamb and braised goat.

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Wonderful local wines for wonderful local dishes.
2009 Dino Illuminati, Spumante di Qualita
2014 Francesco Cirelli, Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
2010 Plenus, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo