Aubergine Parmigiana

Aubergine Parmigiana

Serves about 6

Contrary to expectations this is not a classic Northern Italian recipe, it comes from the South of Italy. This method is a great way to cook aubergines by layering them with Parmesan cheese PDO and tomatoes sauce and then baking them you get an absolutely scrumptious vegetable dish. Great served as starter.

Tomato sauce

Ingredients:

130 ml extra virgin olive oil;

1 onion , finely chopped;

2 x 400g tins tomatoes (passata di pomodoro);

1 small bunch of basil;

5 medium aubergines

4 balls mozzarella cheese;

150 g Parmesan;

salt

Method

Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and gently stir until it becomes brown.

Add the tomatoes ( passata di pomodoro) and stir frequently. Add the salt and the chopped basil. Let it cook for 40 minutes.

Slice the aubergines lengthways about 1cm thick. Brush both sides with a bit of extra virgin olive oil, season with salt and grill. It's important to grill the aubergines well.

Grilling aubergines

Chop the mozzarella cheese into cubes of 1 cm for each side. Put into a colander and add salt so it can discharge the water inside them.  Cut into julienne some leaves of basil and grate the Parmesan PDO finely.

ready to bake

Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Take the baking tray and make the first layer with tomato sauce, then a layer of aubergines and then one of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, season with the pre-sliced basil. Make 2 more layers of aubergines and tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes until bubbling and golden.

Il food and beverage management

Particolare della sala ristorante di Ombre Rosse Parma

Il problema più complesso nella gestione delle aziende di ristorazione è costituito dalla conduzione del settore food & beverage. In quest’importante comparto della ristorazione, in alcuni casi, si paga ancora l’arretratezza nell’acquisizione dei nuovi sistemi di management. Inoltre si incontrano diversi ostacoli rappresentati, sovente, dalla mentalità di una generazione di validissimi professionisti “venuti dalla gavetta”, ma poco avvezzi a sentir parlare di sistemi di controllo della gestione: sistemi che vengono invece attuati in tutti gli altri reparti. La ristorazione deve essere gestita con criteri industriali e non artigianali. Il food & beverage department rappresenta, nella struttura di ristorazione (catering, outside banqueting, etc), il settore più delicato e complesso proprio in ragione della diversità dei servizi di cui deve farsi carico. Esso riunisce la programmazione, la produzione, l’elaborazione e la vendita di questi innumerevoli servizi.  Il responsabile di questo importante e delicato reparto è il food & beverage manager. Il management della ristorazione ha sviluppato, nell’ultimo periodo, un nuovo format per avere successo nel mercato. La curiosità e l’aspettativa verso il prodotto è sempre più elevata: l’utente vuole sapere cosa mangia e da dove arriva il prodotto. Le strutture ristorative si trovano a confrontarsi con una nuova tipologia di cliente, acculturata ed esigente. Oramai, ciò che era considerato di buon livello oggi è dato per scontato, per questa ragione, la qualità generale deve diventare protagonista sia nell’offerta che nella creazione dell’atmosfera e del design.  La tradizione dei prodotti tipici italiani viene riscoperta attraverso la giusta valorizzazione prodotti agroalimentari e delle pietanze tramite il contesto culturale A fare da spalla c’è un ambiente  storico e tecnologico, con l’esposizione di attrezzi storici. Il cliente viene coinvolto, in questo modo, da un percorso composto da elementi di design, da immagini del prodotto che raccontano la storia delle sue origini e dalla preparazione delle vivande in totale trasparenza. Il valore base è la tradizionalità dei prodotti italiani. Questa scelta rappresenta un chiaro messaggio di trasparenza e genuinità dei prodotti. L’utente viene immediatamente ispirato da un senso di fiducia, la sensazione prevalente è che il personale, lo chef e il proprietario siano italiani.

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Sweet peppers with scrambled eggs

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Sweet peppers with scrambled eggs

My mother used to prepare this dish for the agricultural day labourer who worked  in my father’s farm near Cosenza, in the region of Calabria. The farm work started early every day, and by the brunch meal, everyone needed some sustenance. This taste and quickly meal with a glass of red wine homemade would keep the staff going until the lunch time.  In winter fresh red bell peppers are substituted with dried sweet peppers.

Ingredients ( serves 4 to 6):

1 Kg of red bell Italian peppers ( Senise cultivar);

100 ml of extra virgin olive oil;

8 eggs;

Salt

Method:

1. Core the  bell peppers, cut in  half them. Remove the placental tissue (the white ribs) and seeds. Cut the peppers into roughly 5 cm squares.

2. Heat the extra-virgin olive in a large non-stick frying pan. When the oil it’ hot add the peppers. Season them with a bit of sea salt and stir to coat the peppers with oil.

3. fry a briskly heat and stirring often to prevent scorching, until the peppers are quite soft. It takes about 12-15 minutes.

4. Whip the eggs and add them into the peppers frying pan. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly. Add the salt. To be ready It takes about 3 minutes. Serve very hot. It’s very good served with sourdough homemade bread and a good glass of red wine.