Friuli Food and Wine

Frasca Cooking from Northern Italy's Mountains, Vineyards, and Seaside

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  • An
  • eye-opening
  • exploration
  • of
  • a
  • unique
  • region
  • of
  • Italy
  • that
  • bridges
  • the
  • Alps
  • and
  • the
  • Adriatic
  • Sea,
  • featuring
  • 80
  • recipes
  • and
  • wine
  • pairings
  • from
  • a
  • master
  • sommelier
  • and
  • James
  • Beard
  • Award-winning
  • chef.“An
  • exhilarating
  • journey,
  • no
  • passport
  • required.”—Thomas
  • Keller,
  • chef/proprietor,
  • The
  • French
  • LaundryBordered
  • by
  • Austria,
  • Slovenia,
  • and
  • the
  • Adriatic
  • Sea,
  • the
  • northeastern
  • Italian
  • region
  • of
  • Friuli
  • Venezia
  • Giulia
  • is
  • an
  • area
  • of
  • immense
  • cultural
  • blending,
  • geographical
  • diversity,
  • and
  • idyllic
  • beauty.
  • This
  • tiny
  • sliver
  • of
  • land
  • is
  • home
  • to
  • one
  • of
  • the
  • most
  • refined
  • food
  • and
  • wine
  • cultures
  • in
  • the
  • world
  • and
  • yet
  • remains
  • off
  • the
  • grid.
  • The
  • unique
  • cuisine
  • of
  • Friuli
  • is
  • what
  • inspires
  • the
  • menu
  • at
  • Frasca,
  • a
  • James
  • Beard
  • Award-winning
  • restaurant
  • in
  • Boulder,
  • Colorado,
  • helmed
  • by
  • master
  • sommelier
  • Bobby
  • Stuckey
  • and
  • chef
  • Lachlan
  • Mackinnon-Patterson.Meaning
  • “branch”
  • or
  • “bough,”
  • the
  • word
  • frasca
  • refers
  • to
  • the
  • Friulian
  • tradition
  • of
  • hanging
  • a
  • branch
  • outside
  • the
  • family
  • farm
  • as
  • a
  • sign
  • that
  • new
  • wine
  • was
  • available
  • for
  • sale.
  • Friuli
  • Food
  • and
  • Wine
  • celebrates
  • this
  • practice
  • and
  • the
  • wine
  • and
  • cuisine
  • of
  • the
  • Friulian
  • region
  • through
  • eighty
  • recipes
  • and
  • wine
  • pairings.
  • Dishes
  • such
  • as
  • Wild
  • Mushroom
  • and
  • Montasio
  • Fonduta,
  • Chicken
  • Marcundela
  • with
  • Cherry
  • Mostarda
  • and
  • Potato
  • Puree,
  • Squash
  • Gnocchi
  • with
  • Smoked
  • Ricotta
  • Sauce,
  • and
  • Whole
  • Branzino
  • in
  • a
  • Salt
  • Crust
  • are
  • organized
  • by
  • Land,
  • Sea,
  • and
  • Mountains,
  • while
  • profiles
  • of
  • local
  • winemakers
  • and
  • wines,
  • including
  • Tocai,
  • Ribolla
  • Gialla,
  • Malvasia
  • Istriana,
  • and
  • Verduzzo,
  • open
  • up
  • new
  • pairing
  • possibilities.
  • Showcasing
  • the
  • best
  • Friulian
  • wines
  • you
  • can
  • buy
  • outside
  • of
  • Italy
  • as
  • well
  • as
  • restaurant
  • and
  • winery
  • recommendations,
  • this
  • beautifully
  • photographed
  • cookbook,
  • wine
  • guide,
  • and
  • travelogue
  • brings
  • the
  • delicious
  • secrets
  • of
  • this
  • untouched
  • part
  • of
  • Italy
  • into
  • your
  • home kitchen.
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