Last night we had dinner at Ernesto, a place I had found written up in the Rough guide and it was also recommended by the people at the hotel. The meal was leisurely and, as usual, we ordered too much. I started with a fantastic salad with fresh baby arugala, apples, pecorino and pomegranate seeds. Ken had a farro soup which was so hearty it filled him up immediately. We shared the local pasta "chitara" with wild boar sauce. I had a simple chicken with red peppers and Ken had a very rich dish of small chunks of lamb, artichokes and saffron sauce. The whole meal was very satisfying but really, only the salad thrilled me.
This morning we went on a bit of an urban hike to the Fontan delle 99 spouts. Up and down and around town we walked and walked. Finally we came to it:
We made it back to the area near our hotel and sat in a lovely little piazza for a while. At least we finally got a good workout!
For lunch we had our first porchetta pannini. And they were top notch. This stand
actually had a wood burning oven in the back. We were lucky to get the last of the porchetta at around 1:30.
Domani we leave for Ascoli Piceno.
Comments (5)
Jan, this sounds like a foodie extravaganza. I'm drooling just reading about it. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Posted by teaberry | June 4, 2008 11:02 AM
Posted on June 4, 2008 11:02
Too full for gelato?, jeez that meal sounds wonderful, or meals, forgot about the truck.
Best wishes . . .
Posted by Marcia | June 4, 2008 6:46 PM
Posted on June 4, 2008 18:46
Ahhh. The Porchetta! I'm dreaming of my first taste.
Keep posting, Jan. I love it.
Posted by Deborah | June 4, 2008 9:00 PM
Posted on June 4, 2008 21:00
I'm also drooling -- and that fountain is fantastic, are there really 99 heads spouting water? Very cool!
Posted by sandrac | June 4, 2008 9:24 PM
Posted on June 4, 2008 21:24
Sounds like a great start Jan and a lot of wonderful food! I am especially drooling over the wood fired porchetta.
Can't wait to hear more about AP and your lodgings there-one of my next destinations with Jim in Italy I hope.
Posted by colleenk | June 5, 2008 11:42 AM
Posted on June 5, 2008 11:42