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		<title>L&#8217; Osteria di Zio Aldo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;They’re a lot of work and people won’t drink.&#8221; Blog refresher. If you haven’t read this blog before, about a year and half ago I met a guy in Foggia, Puglia who has the craziest, eccentric kitchen and a wonderful giving nature as a cook. His name is Zio Aldo and he has run a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Sardinian Artichokes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spikey Stuff Where on the whole planet is it best to have good friends? The correct answer, hands down, is the Mediterranean island of Sardegna (Sardinia). Although it is part of Italy, they have the benefit of being a good distance from the nonsense of the mainland while they maintain strong regional culture and revel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montelupone Celebrates Artichokes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many places can boast a view of a sunrise over the sea, a view of snow-capped mountains and a lazy sunset of rolling green hills that seemingly go on forever? My guess is not many; but come to hinterland area around Montelupone (MAP) in Le Marche and you got all that plus a cute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trattoria Mario With Artichokes And Lamb</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agnello Con i Carciofi Alice and I sat a table at Trattoria Mario with red wine in our glasses, held high, toasting our last lunch at Mario’s…”for a while”. We went to the cashier to pay our bill and after having already written a post on Mario, I remembered being told that I should make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moretto Artichoke of Brisighella</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carciofo Moretto di Brisighella Looking more like ammunition for a medieval catapult than an edible food, these particular artichokes were pretty much unknown of before about 10 years ago. Around Brisighella, (MAP) these spiky little buds have been able to make a home of the rough, uneven, hard clay terrain and eroded hills (called Calanchi). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riotorto Artichoke Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sagra del Carciofo Morellino, Riotorto May 1st and 2nd, 2010 Just outside the non-descript Tuscan town of Riotorto, in a public pine forest called La Pineta, is the biggest hoedown for artichokes on the Italian peninsula. At edition number 41 it is one of the oldest artichoke celebrations anywhere in the world. It will usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chiusure in spring.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 07:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiusure in Piazza in Primavera 24th &#8211; 25th April, 2010 How can such a tiny town put on such a big party?  The roads leading into the Tuscan town of Chiusure MAP were lined with parked cars of springtime party goers, which made finding a spot to park, a little adventure and finished with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Velletri Artichokes alla Matticella</title>
		<link>http://theartichokeblog.com/velletri-artichokes-alla-matticella/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 13:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carciofi alla Matticella, Velletri, 24th-25th April, 2010 On the outskirts of greater Rome and not too far from the wine growing district of Frascati are the hills known as Colli Albani. This is the home of the amazingly beautiful lakes of Lago Albano, Lago Nemi and the historic town of Velletri that hosts a unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feast of Paestum Artichokes</title>
		<link>http://theartichokeblog.com/feast-of-paestum-artichokes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 06:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Festa del Carciofo di Paestum 22nd-25th April, 2010 Paestum is an ancient Greek coastal town about 80km south of Naples with a surrounding area partially devoted to the cultivation of their Carciofo di Paestum (Paestum Artichokes). Most of the fields we occasionally saw as we drove into town were full of plump purple buds floating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carciofo Bianco di Pertosa</title>
		<link>http://theartichokeblog.com/carciofo-bianco-di-pertosa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 15:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White Artichoke of Pertosa Who said old-fashioned hospitality was dead? In Pertosa Alice and I were treated to a day of the most enthusiastic generosity you could imagine.  We were greeted by the young and energetic Giuseppe Lupo who, among many things, acts as the local councilor for agriculture in his hometown. We met [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sezze Artichoke Festival</title>
		<link>http://theartichokeblog.com/sezze-artichoke-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sagra di Carciofi Sezze, 18th April, 2010 Just under an hour by train south of Rome, Sezze (MAP) is a solitary hilltop town set on the highest point of a ridge surrounded by fertile plains which are home to a vast number of artichoke fields. Nestled in amongst the modern town is the historic centre [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladispoli Artichoke Festival</title>
		<link>http://theartichokeblog.com/ladispoli-artichoke-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sagra del Carciofo Romanesco, Ladispoli This town boasts the largest artichoke celebration in Italy but I’m here to dispute that claim on the basis of irrelevance. I was thinking that just like an artichoke, 80% of it (the festival) is made up of stuff you can do without and you have to work hard to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artichoke Gelato</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorbetto di Carciofo Cerda is a remarkably un-picturesque Sicilian town in the middle of some of the most stunning Italian countryside you are likely to find. A little deviation off the main highway will wind you through a hilly green terrain, with gigantic rocky outcrops and cliffs towering above cloud level. The spring crop. Cerda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artichoke and Blood Orange Salad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insalata di Carciofi da Mammalicia Whenever friends come to Turin, we always make sure we have dinner at a trattoria called Mamalicia.  An inviting restaurant with a big history and eclectic décor where once you sit down you begin to notice details that point towards a rich and eventful past. Mamalicia is run by one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spritz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spritz al Cynar I came to live in Italy prompted by a work stint in Venice during the summer of 2005. It was the first time I had stayed in Venice for an extended period and also the first time I was introduced to Spritz. Actually it was the first time that I understood how [...]]]></description>
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