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The ancient Apothecary provided the ambiance - What a perfect combination of Meditrerranean delicacies Frank Marciano provided on April 16th in his exclusive condo in New Rochelle.
Frank and I met at a WineDineEvent at Spiritoso Restaurant in Yonkers where WineDineGuide held one of its Food Pairings. Frank Marciano, is featured in responsibletravel.com and he's the representative of 'Slow Food' for Bodrum, Turkey. 200
Frank also wrote various articles on the bodrumLife magazine and the bodrumLife website introducing Slow Food and Carlo Petrini.
The Apothecary provided the ideal setting for a memorable experience.
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Botargo Pasta - Botargo is the roe of gray mullet, massaged by hand to eliminate air pockets, then dried and cured in sea salt for a few weeks. The result is a dry hard slab, which is coated in beeswax for keeping up to one year. The Botargo we had was from Frank's personal stash from Turkey and it was deliciously prepared with pasta and topped with the grated skin of the lemon. This dish is also a specialty in Sicily and Sardinia where its called Bottarga.
If available you can buy Bottarga from BuonItalia on line or by calling 212-633-9090 to get information on availability.
This was a very special treat from Frank, along with other mediterranean specialties, dried figs and raisins from Frank's property in Bodrun. The wines served were a Merlot from Chile, Gavi from Piemonte and a Barbera Reserve from the same area. |
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The dinner culminated with a delicious home made cheesecake from a tradidional family recipe Sharon Inherited from her mom and a captivating introduction to Ice wines which were an excellent accompaniment to the cheesecake. An Expresso made to perfection and a delicious Oregano based digestive once again from Broadrum sealed the evening.
Gregory from Gallery 43 was the previous owner of the condo and gave us a special tip on how to "toast" where each glass toasted the neighbor's glass in a cirle until the last person toasted with the first, completing the circle. Brilliant Craig!.
Taste Travel Writes - "Another highlight of Turkey was visiting Bodrum, the bright white resort town on the Aegean coastline. We were the guests of the Leader of Turkey’s Slow Food organization.
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Frank Marciano and Robyn Rae. They have some spectacular properties to let. We stayed in the ‘Farmhouse’ high in the hills overlooking the sea. We had a swimming pool to ourselves, a wood fire oven, not that we had a chance to fire it up, oh well next time. And were surrounded by fig trees, bay laurels, grapevines and Mediterranean herbs. For all those people who have been dreaming of a renting a farmhouse in Tuscany, consider this as an option…. The hills of Yalikavak where this house is, overlooks a spectacular bay. We had a choice of terraces from which to have a cocktail and contemplate the dazzling sunsets.
For the pictures and rates and all the details of how to get there, visit Frank and Robyn’s website. Frank is originally from the US and Robyn is from Australia so conversing with them in English of course is a breeze". |
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