First things first!! Of course I am going to talk about food! Italian's love their carbs as we all know. Katie and I had no problem finding ample supplies of pasta and bread. As most of you know I was in heaven over the bread thing. After a few nights of this diet we realized that Mr. Akins had it all wrong, as long as you are walking around a foreign country you can eat all the carbs you want and still not gain a pound. Florence was a different story. Last night we had a meal of a life time. It is amazing what you will order when you have no idea what the menu or the waiter is saying. Let me outline the meal for you.
Primi-Pasta
Katie: Mushroom Pasta
Kenny: tortellini
Secondi-Meat
This is where it got interesting. The waiter suggested a 1.4 kilo bistecca fiorentina. Katie's instinct told us to go a little smaller. 1 kilo sounded good to Kenny. When the steak showed up the MasterCard commercials came to mind. 1 bottle of wine---12 euro, two pasta dishes--13 euro , not understanding what was ordered--free, 1 steak the size of Rhode Island---Priceless!
I need to emphasis the size of the steak for those of you not familiar with the metric system. 1 kilo = 2.2 lbs. of T-bone. That is 1.1 lbs. each.
Today we are off to see some art and probably enjoy a nice fruit salad to lighten the load a bit!
Stay tuned for more culinary reviews by Kenny.
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5 comments:
Nice! A lesson in Italian dining AND the metric system all rolled into one. Marc is so proud of you. Me encanta carrrrne!
Sorry, mom does not take credit for above comment. Her account was hijacked. But still, she doesn't deny her amor para la carrrrne.
Hi Katie and Kenny!
Wow! The food sounds amazing. It sounds like a lot of fun, almost as much fun as being at work :). I can't wait to read more...
Sounds like the 42oz sirloin at Eddies Steak Shed, only with an italian accent, Eddied offers steak and potato with sour cream.
SteveM
So jealous... The food here in the Philippines is terrible. Everything from balut to whole fish to quid balls is fried. There is definitely no such thing as a steak...there are thin strips of some sort of meat they try and pass off as steak, but I don't know what to call them. Oh, and by the way, please come and visit! :-)
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