The Captain, Mario and myself have a perfect batting average for the past two weeks and this week we continued the streak with another "out of the park" home run. Once again we consulted with our Captain via his app – although this time we were able to utilize an iPad. We selected the Spigola alla Livornese - Wild Stripped Bass in the Style of Livorno and an appetizer of Asparagi con la Pancetta - Pancetta-wrapped Asparagus on the Grill.
I purchased the fish and other ingredients at Chelsea Market. Our captain's app has a great "market" feature that provides you with a shopping list that enables you to check off items as you add them to your cart. The only problem was my phone died and I had to try to purchase the items from memory. I did fairly well but I forgot to purchase the caper berries and bought green Provencal pitted olives in sea water instead of the Gatea Olives. These errors were not detrimental to the final finished dish, verified by all the smiles around the dinning table.
The evening went smoothly, we hit our groove as we fried the fish, and served everyone a beautifully plated dish. It was a simple, clean, fresh dish that will be added to our growing repertoire.
Ciao,
Mario & Mario
The Three Tocayos
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