The Risotto Guru by Laura Fraser

Author:Laura Fraser [Fraser, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 2013-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

After three days of bicycling, swimming, cooking, and eating with Danilo and Susan, I have a day left before my departure. I can’t help it: as much as I love Salina and my new friends, I have to go back to Filicudi to try that restaurant. I go straight to Pecorini, the fishing village. I take a simple room at La Sirena, overlooking the fishing boats pulled up in the sand. In the evening, a Monday night in off-season, I am the lone diner at the restaurant. I mention the bit about Sergio to the waiter, who could care less (menefrega!) but brings me some raw swordfish—in olive oil, pepper and lemon—that is practically still jumping. Then comes a light pasta with almonds, cherry tomatoes, and garlic. Finally a piece of tuna, with tomatoes and capers, served on a plate decorated with flowers and a flame. I am self-conscious, eating alone, but one by one several islanders join me, helping me drain my pitcher of white wine—the guy who rents the fishing boats, his nephew, the proprietress, and finally, the chefs themselves, since they have nothing to do once I’ve finished but share a malvasia with me and watch the stars.

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