On our most recent visit to Torino, Italy, we had some amazing food just about every day--lunches and dinners. In fact one night just for a change of pace, I opted for discount sushi (also good) to take a rest from all the rich and widely varied Italian food.But perhaps the most surprising meal was the one I had in the grocery market, Eataly.
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| Preserves, jarred sauces, and other condiments |
Eataly is a chain of upscale markets throughout Italy, with locations in the New York, Chicago, Tokyo, Yokahama, Istanbul, Dubai, Brazil, and Seoul. There
mission and
manifesto, revolve around bringing quality of food, life, the world up through the sharing of Italian food culture. I went in looking only to find a reasonable bottle of wine to bring home, and left after buying a couple bottles, eating dinner, and sampling a few glasses of Piemontese wines.
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| The surprise dinner, they were celebrating something with a limited time menu featuring this Duck Breast |
The duck dinner was a feature for the menu offering of the week. I guess they must offer something like this often, as the grocery market is filled with tables in every section. It was difficult at first wrapping my head around the idea of shopping and eating in such close quarters with other. But in the end it was really pleasant. Want to taste some different wines, if they are on the list they are opened already for only 3-5€ per glass.
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| hmmm. Should I buy the 350€ Barolo or the 300€ or the 270€? |
Of course I wanted some of the local wines, which means usually
Barolo,
Barbaresco,
Barbera,
Dolcetto, or
Nebbiolo. I set out to find a reasonable bottle of Barolo which I would hide for a few years until it matured (something we had never successfully accomplished at home) and a bottle of immediately drinkable wine.
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| a 2007 Barolo for under 50€, let's see if we can let it cellar for a while |
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| a 2011 Nebbiolo for sooner consumption |
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| The staff, like Federica pictured here, are knowledgeable, friendly, and super helpful |
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| StringGirl photobombs the Duck Breast |
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| a nice location in the heart of the city center Torino |
http://www.eataly.net/it_en/shops/turin-lagrange
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| Wait, this Barolo is only 610€ |
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| Craft brewing is only just now catching on in Italy, the same land that is great for grapes is great for hops as well |
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