tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post8338328145577556679..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: Bologna!Blue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-5194514540943972382008-04-11T20:59:00.000-04:002008-04-11T20:59:00.000-04:00Gelato!!! That's no fair!!!Gelato!!! That's no fair!!!Linda S. Wingerterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640277391826497179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-68947260379932200512008-04-11T15:21:00.000-04:002008-04-11T15:21:00.000-04:00So much wonderful food. Our first few dinners were...So much wonderful food. Our first few dinners were too many courses - the 'between course' dishes were plates of cheese!<BR/><BR/>One night we shopped at the local market, cooked Bologna style at the apartment. <BR/><BR/>The fair<BR/>The food<BR/>The books<BR/>The food<BR/>The fair<BR/>The gelato<BR/>The food<BR/>The.....<BR/><BR/>it's impossible to say what is the best part of Bologna!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741384161639818654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-21697964080492725042008-04-11T12:04:00.000-04:002008-04-11T12:04:00.000-04:00My bologna has a first name, it's O S C A R... of ...My bologna has a first name, it's O S C A R... of course I know that one! It was in my head for a lot of the trip.<BR/><BR/>As for the food...um, let me try.<BR/><BR/>The first one is fetuccine with pesto from a little cafeteria place on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence (this was actually Sara's dish).<BR/><BR/>The second one is a cheese plate at a wine bar across from the Pitti Palace in Florence.<BR/><BR/>The third is lamb and potatoes at Il Cantinone, also in Florence.<BR/><BR/>The fourth is lamb at Trattoria Battibecco in Bologna.<BR/><BR/>The fifth some kind of pappardelle in Bologna, I forget where.<BR/><BR/>The sixth is cod encrused in potatoes at Teresina in Bologna.<BR/><BR/>And Sara got the last two! (I'm glad she remembered the gelato flavors, I had forgotten!)alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-47803731330907624272008-04-11T11:18:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:18:00.000-04:00I can do the bottom two. (I am "the friend".)The d...I can do the bottom two. (I am "the friend".)<BR/><BR/>The dessert is Sformata (sp?) which was basically heavenly chocolate mousse.<BR/><BR/>The gelato flavors from left to right are:<BR/>forest berry and "Twix" gelato which had bits of Twix-like biscuit mixed into vanilla and chocolate gelato.<BR/>The second one is straciatella (well done Natalie) and "Kinder Surprise" gelato, which is a kind of chocolate in Europe. It didn't have any Kinder chocolate bits in it though, so I think it was a little false-advertising.<BR/><BR/>Mmmm... take me back!saramooheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783224587617471249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-89787909011823703812008-04-11T11:10:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for the wrap-up! I was really wondering wha...Thanks for the wrap-up! I was really wondering what this whole "Bologna thing" was all about. I had no idea it would make me so hungry, though! My mid-morning granola bar has never looked so piddling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-30572218007115703992008-04-11T01:27:00.000-04:002008-04-11T01:27:00.000-04:00My bologna has a first name, it's... oh, sorry you...My bologna has a first name, it's... oh, sorry you probably don't remember that one. Nostalgia hit in - and I was thinking of the meat we used to eat when I was a kid.<BR/><BR/>My husband is from Denmark so I know all about the nudity and smoking. When we took our kids to visit his family in Copenhagen, we were eating dinner, the t.v. was playing in the background, when a hard core porn show came on. I said, "Um...could we turn the channel?" 'Cause I just couldn't watch that - with my kids sitting at the table. They still think I'm a prude.Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-65178186581823200442008-04-10T18:34:00.000-04:002008-04-10T18:34:00.000-04:00I'm with Libby on wanting more detail about the fo...I'm with Libby on wanting more detail about the food photos..<BR/>even the graffiti looked good!!!<BR/>Great to read about (all) your<BR/>adventures.<BR/><BR/>topangamariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-33726194939498126992008-04-10T15:04:00.000-04:002008-04-10T15:04:00.000-04:00I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the g...I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the gelato on the right is stracciatella (chocolate chip). Whatever the flavors were, it all looks delicious!<BR/><BR/>I was also in a bookstore Saturday evening with my husband and 3 kids--we spent most of our time in the children's section in the back, where I saw STARGIRL on a table right in the center of the kids' section. I wonder if I just missed you--it was the Libreria Trame where the SCBWI cocktail party was held on Sunday.<BR/><BR/>Glad you enjoyed Bologna!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119053515951615279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-83523096683295238282008-04-10T12:14:00.000-04:002008-04-10T12:14:00.000-04:00I'm having Italy envy, Alvina. And looking at thos...I'm having Italy envy, Alvina. And looking at those pasta pictures right before lunch is turning out to be a very bad idea; my ham on whole wheat sandwich just lost a lot of its appeal.Brian Flocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558129689288822233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-81062115583148323022008-04-10T08:00:00.000-04:002008-04-10T08:00:00.000-04:00That does sound fun in every way -- would you add ...That does sound fun in every way -- would you add labels to the food pictures? Or a comment telling us what the dishes are from top to bottom? Even the gelato: what kind is in the pictures? Did they have kinds there that we don't have here?Libby Koponenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508041827996196293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-19126465431341741742008-04-09T21:56:00.000-04:002008-04-09T21:56:00.000-04:00Great post. I feel like I was there. Based on all ...Great post. I feel like I was there. Based on all the food pictures, I probably gained ten pounds.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-34152036453060994462008-04-09T17:25:00.000-04:002008-04-09T17:25:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing. The fair looks crowded--and t...Thanks for sharing. The fair looks crowded--and the food looks yummy. And if you're going to have graffiti, it might as well be cute graffiti, eh?Susan Sandmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164808807596808866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-27396762500769626362008-04-09T15:07:00.000-04:002008-04-09T15:07:00.000-04:00Wow, thank you for the wonderful blog! It sounds l...Wow, thank you for the wonderful blog! It sounds like an exciting time, and the food . . . ah, the food . . .Lisa Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996451632755795135noreply@blogger.com