Wednesday, November 5, 2008

DINING ROOM WITH A VIEW


Non ci sono parole, an Italian phrase that means "words fail" which certainly applies to the beauty of Ravello on the Amalfi Coast, a gem of a town all be-decked in color and sweet air and looking out to the Bay of Salerno.

Mamma Agata (www.mammaagata.com) and her daughter Chiara offer cooking classes in their home in Ravello.  You'll finish up the day on Mamma Agata's terrace over-looking a spectacular panorama, sipping wine, and eating dishes such as pappardelle con peperoni e salsiccia (pasta with sweet peppers and sausage) and her lemon cake, unlike any lemon cake you've ever had because the lemons of Amalfi are unlike any lemons on earth and Mamma Agata is one amazing cook.