Ligurian Raw Fava Bean Spread (or Pasta Sauce)

If you are vacationing in an exquisitely romantic place, spending your days by a spectacular pool overlooking a picture-perfect harbor, what do you discuss with the terrifically good-looking, friendly pool attendant? If the place is Portofino on the Italian Riviera, and the pool belongs to a hotel called the Splendido, and the pool attendant happens to be Danilo Solari, the answer is: You talk about food; what else?

Danilo’s