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The really good stuff is always to be had at a premium price for the common folk...unless you're fortunate to live near a supplier.

When I went home for Christmas I brought a cooler filled with clams and fresh crab meat...no way I could have gotten it there. Hell, I couldn't even get the veal locally and we have a great prime butcher in town.

Chef, you should have seen it! Amazing Christmas day meal prepared as a gift for my parents who have had a particularly difficult year...

Primi

Fregola con Vongole (Fregule Soup w/ Clams)
Tagliatelle con Granchio (Tagliatelle w/Crabmeat, Radicchio and Garlic)

Secondo

Costolette di Vitello con Porcini (Veal Chops w/Porcini)

Contorni

Rabe di Brocolli con l'Aglio Arrostito e l'Acciuga (Brocolli Rabe w/Roasted Garlic and Anchovy)
Polenta col Mascarpone (Polenta w/Mascarpone)
Brussles Germoglia con Pancetta (Brussels Sprouts w/Pancetta)

For desert we gorged on the 400 lbs of cookies about the house.

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