I've written before about Luciano Pignataro, the head food and wine critic of Il Mattino, the major Neapolitan daily. His web site www.lucianopignataro.it is a treasure trove of information about the wines, foods and restaurants of southern Italy, especially his home region of Campania. (The food there is sublime -- the best in Italy IMHO -- without a plate of chicken parmesan to be found, thank God. For, contrary to popular American belief, it is not true that "all the people up north cook with a lot of butter and cream and all the people down south cook with tomato sauce." Italy's many cuisines are far more varied and subtle than that.)
The coffee in Campania does beat anything up north, though.
Comunque -- anyway -- I'm happy to report that more and more articles are being posted in English on www.lucianopignataro.com. This one, a restaurant review that makes your mouth water, is a good example.
By the way, not all the reviews are written by Luciano himself. He has some very able confederates. One day I hope we can see all their entries in 'Er 'Oighness's tongue.
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