Six years in Canada… These years have been very SPECIAL for me: I found Love, my true Friends are still here in my life, I visited amazing places and I met beautiful people. Well, some were not so beautiful but these ones made me stronger and more self-confident than ever… They lost and I won. So thanks everyone, Happy Anniversary to Me and Happy Birthday to Aysha!!! These are my best food moments. Good food, good company and beautiful memories. Hope you like them… it took me more than 4 hours to choose the best ones!
Sei anni in Canada… sono stati molto speciali per me: ho trovato l’amore, i veri amici fanno ancora parte della mia vita, ho visto posti meravigliosi e ho conosciuto persone stupende. Beh, non tutte ma proprio queste ultime mi hanno reso più forte e più sicura di me… Loro hanno perso e io ho vinto. Quindi grazie a ciascuno di voi e buon anniversario a me e buon compleanno alla mia miciona Aysha. Questi sono i miei “food moments” migliori. In altre parole, buon cibo, buona compagnia e bei ricordi… Spero che vi piacciano… anche perché c’ho messo più di 4 ore a scegliere le foto più belle!
“A pizz ca pummarola ‘ncopp” (Neapolitan dialect, it means pizza with tomatoes)
Mmmh…. chicken wings with medium spicy sauce, french fries and onion rings… mmmmhhh….
Fish and chips in Midland (Georgian Bay, Ontario)
French quarter lamb (agnello)… the best lamb I ever had in my life. It was so good I had tears in my eyes… The occasion was very special too.
I have one of the best romantic dinners at the “360 Restaurant” on the Cn Tower, a revolving restaurant in the main pod of the tower with views of Toronto and Lake Ontario. I’m in love with the Cn Tower and I’ll remember that night for the rest of my life. Thanks Gianvito!!!
I think that you already know my passion for sushi…. (see my previous posts…!)
PASTA!!!
My first orecchiette 🙂
Un consiglio: non mangiate cibo indiano con 40 gradi fuori e 30 gradi all’interno del ristorante. Potreste non reggere un butter chicken e un chicken tikka masala…
TIP: Don’t eat Indian food when outside and inside the restaurant it’s 40 degrees…
Lamb (or was it chicken….???) souvlaki and dips pikilia with pita. Ravani (aka honey cake) for dessert
Sunday is Gnocchi time!
Homemade French quiche in Bracebridge, Ontario
I saw how they make maple syrup in a real “Cabane à sucre” in St. Jacobs during the maple syrup bush tour. Very interesting.
How many nights at the Keg…. and that night with the ghost… uuuuhhhh…
Les rillettes de lapin (pâté di coniglio)
Lapin, rabbit sausage and beans (at the Lapin Sauté in Québec City)
Crème brûlée à l’érable (acero) et sacrilège (Canadian whisky and maple syrup)… Irrésistible !
A Québec City non potete non provare la soupe à l’oignon (zuppa alle cipolle/onion soup)
Tortelli con ragù di cervo (Tortelli with deer/venison ragù) al Café St-Malo di Québec City…
Oh deer…!
The Harbour Diner meatloaf served with mashed potatoes, sauteed mushrooms and onions and peppercorn gravy (Hamilton)… I’ll never forget the “Samosas city”… (I’ll explain it to you next time)
Ravioli from my city, Piacenza!
The best steak I’ve ever had in my life (@ La Société on Bloor Street)
Chocolate fondue with strawberries and marshmallows… Let’s talk about this…
Thai restaurant… Quante serate con la mia Co’.
Lobsters are SO cheap here!! (traduzione: qui le aragoste te le tirano dietro!)
Crostata with marmellata di ciliegie di Conversano (Puglia)… can’t wait to be there!
Gnocco fritto e salumi (soppressata and prosciutto di Parma) and Muskoka beer… I love beer!
World famous Schwartz’s, the best smoked meat from the original recipe of spices since 1928 (Montréal)
Icewine is a rare gift from the magical Canadian winter. Picked at the coldest moment of a winter’s night, each frozen grape creates just one drop of Icewine… that’s why it’s very expensive… On the right, la crema di pistacchio from Sicily
I love Ethiopian food!! You eat with your hands! No forks, no knives!
Ribs!!! No words needed… See this post
Sì, sono MELE!
Ebbene sì, la porchetta a Toronto! Che magnata in redazione!
I miei brunch… very healthy! Fin troppo….
Siamo in Nord America… quindi… hamburger!!! Questi sono fatti a mano dal mio amico e collega Mario
I love chocolate strawberries! This was a special gift from my love
Pavlova, a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova
Also, I learned how to make the Libyan coffee… Grazie Donya! Quante belle serate!
In Canada I started appreciating how good and relaxing is having a glass of wine during dinner…
E i sapori di casa….
E poi in Canada ci sono camerieri molto carini che ti aspettano fuori dal ristorante con un cesto di frutta in mano……….. ahahahah… Love you!
Conclusion: I’m SO happy!
… and finally… Happy birthday Aysha!
Pasta ♥ Me La Simo in cucina 
I have so many “favorites”, it was be tough to narrow it all down…don’t know how you did it! LOL! Love agnello…learned to cook it in Scuola di Cucina (hope I “said” that correctly…) in Lucca, Italy in May. Thanks for sharing such great food and fun times with us!
Thanks for your message! Actually, it took me so long to choose the best ones… I have other thousands of photos ready for the next posts 🙂 Yes, Scuola di Cucina is correct 🙂 I never cooked lamb… maybe one day you’ll teach me and we will have a delicious lamb somewhere in Italy. How does that sound? 🙂
You’ve got a deal!!
Simo, I like not only your last post but also the entire web site … excellent well explained recipes, beautiful photographs … you are a legend my friend! 🙂
Sono commossa!! Thank you so much Mari! 🙂
Wow che carrellata! posso solo immaginare che ognuna di queste foto sia “nu pezz ‘e core!”!!!!!
Ma… lasci il Canada?
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