Amor Polenta

Crumbly Cornmeal Cake

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Enoteca

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2001

  • About

In Bologna, at the combination enoteca and osteria Olindo Faccioli, Carlo Faccioli serves this delicious house-made cornmeal cake with a dollop of warm zabaglione. The enoteca was established in 1924 by his grandfather Olindo, who bottled regional wines such as Alban, Sangiovese, Lambrusco, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The original bancone di mescita, the pink marble wine counter, is still in use. Carlo writes that his chef, Antonio Franco, has lived in Bolo