Simposio | Italian Recipes, Travel, and Culture: The Chianti Classico Issue

Book Synopsis: Ciao,Welcome to the Chianti Classico Simposio.Chianti, also known as Chiantishire because of the considerable English (and German and American) population that bought estates and moved there after the second world war, is a land of wine, as you may imagine. But it is also a land of natural elegance. Its beauty is unforced, not a bit artful. The merit has nothing to do with humankind if not for its wisdom in letting things simply be. Chiantigiani (people from Chianti) know that Nature works for the best. The woods of a vinery estate are what give the soil, and consequently the wine, its unique personality. The animals that graze in a pasture need nothing but the grass, the sun, and the land. Natural landscapes, orderly rows of cypresses, squared architectures, and straightforward and lean-talking people give this Tuscan land its unique style. Chiantigiani, wise people, will rarely welcome you with sweet talk and niceties, but they'll certainly offer you an enormous charcuterie board and a glass of real, sincere red wine. In this cookbook, I'll provide you with stories, pictures, interviews, recipes, and wine hints, to give you the rare possibility of visiting Chianti not as a tourist but as a mindful traveler. As an adventurer that's gone more in-depth than a travel guide, ready to eat better than an anonymous plate of pasta. Keen to drink genuine local wine and get in honest touch with Italy's heritage. Benvenuti in Chianti! Claudia

INDEX:
07 Welcome to Chianti
09 A Bucket List
10 Chianti Classico
14 Bacchus And Roosters
18 The Towns
28 A Day In The Life
40 Eurotrash
44 Fabio
48 Chianti Wines
54 Super Tuscan Wines
58 Eating In Chianti
60 The Way We Eat Out
62 Spleen Crostini
66 Crostini Rossi
68 Tonno Del Chianti
70 Kale Soup
72 Caciucco Di Ceci
74 Acquacotta Del Chianti
76 Ribollita
80 How To Make Pici
84 Pici Con Le Briciole
86 Ragù Alla Chiantigiana
88 Stracotto Al Chianti
92 Maiale Ubriaco
94 Ossobuco Alla Chiantigiana
96 Cinghiale In Dolceforte
100 Galletto Alla Chiantigiana
102 Brodo Del Chianti
104 Lesso Rifatto
106 Patate Alla Ghiotta
108 Pomodori All'Uva
110 Cantucci
112 Africani
114 Uovo Sbattuto
116 Pinocchiata
118 Le Figurine Panini
120 Pere Al Chianti
122 Frittelle Di Riso
126 Berlingozzo
128 Birthdays
132 Rosemary