It is Meatball Wednesday

July 29, 2015.

Did You Know?? Wine Tasting – Do you really know what you are tasting????   Colour affects how we perceive flavor

Red wines are usually described in terms of red or dark objects and white wines in terms of light or yellow objects. The Independent on Sunday’s wine expert, Terry Kirby, described Sequillo 2008, a blended white wine, as tasting of “straw, nuts and honey”, and Lirac Clos de Sixte 2006, a blended red, as tasting of “spices, dark chocolate and black fruits”. Had those wines been decanted into opaque glasses, even Kirby might have described the flavours differently. Researchers at the School of Enology at Bordeaux University found that when students were given white wine, tinted red with a flavourless additive, and asked to describe it, they tended to use adjectives usually reserved for red wines.

 

Things to do in the Napa Valley:   http://www.visitnapavalley.com/things_to_do.htm

 Do the Passeggiata in Napa …Are you having dinner at one of Napa’s great downtown restaurants?  If so, you should also plan on taking a little stroll (Passeggiata – classic Italian evening past time) after dinner to Frati Cafe on the Riverfront for one of our great Italian desserts …

 Frati Cappuccino

  Just good Italian Roast Coffee for Coffee Connoisseurs

Frati Coppa
Treat yourself to a Frati  Coppa – three scoops of gelato in a chilled glass bowl.  The perfect after dinner dessert in Napa.

Dr. Gelato’s plate of the Day:

Italian Meatballs with Ricotta Bruschetta  $12.95  Tax Included  Only at Frati …

 

Today’s Featured Panino:
LONGOBUCCO – Prosciutto Cotto, Provolone and Sweet Roasted Red Peppers on Artisan  Bread and toasted on our Panini grill.  Served with a little side salad.   $9.45 Tax Included

 Today’s Full Panini List:Caprese –
Fresh Mozzarella, Tomatoes and Basil Pesto

Tacchino –
Turkey, Lettuce, Tomato, Sweet Bellwether Farms Cheese
Spread and a little Calabrian Spice

Longobucco –
Prosciutto Cotto, Provolone and Sweet Roasted Red Peppers

Calabrese –
Soppressata, Arugula, Provolone and Sun-dried Tomato pesto

Fontina Toast –
Artisan Bread with  Fontina Cheese and
Pancetta (Cooked Italian Bacon, thinly sliced)

Toscano
Mild Italian Salami with Pistacchio & Garlic, Mild Pecorino Cheese, Lettuce and Whole Grain Mustard.

AlbaCooked Prosciutto, Mild Pecorino Cheese and Black Truffle Sandwich Spread.

Hot Coppa – Hot Coppa Salami,  Roasted Red Peppers, Hot Calabrian Spread, Bellwether Farms Soft Crescenza Cheese

We use  Clover-Stornetta Organic Whole Milk to make our gelato.Today’s Featured Gelato Flavor:  Vaniglia / Vanilla

Wednesday’s  Flavors:

Vanilla / Vaniglia
Wild Blueberry
Nutella Swirl
Amaretto
Espresso
Zabaglione
Modena
Lemon Zinger
Animal Cookie
Lemon Curd
Belgian Chocolate
Frate

Sorbetti:
Limoncello
Orange Grapefruit
Strawberry Cantaloupe
Peach Mango
Raspberry Mango
Limone

 Having lunch at CELADON, THE PEAR, THE GENERAL STORE,  MORIMOTO’s, ANGELE  or anywhere in Downtown Napa? After your delicious Napa lunch or dinner, take a walk to Frati and have some gelato or a cappuccino or maybe a little sweet wine or a cannoli.  Sit and relax a little in the comfort of a classic Italian Cafe.

Renting a bike from the famous NAPA VALLEY VELO bike shop this weekend for a little tour of Napa.Stop in at Frati for some light refreshments to re-energize yourself after the ride.

 
Napa Valley Residents can sign up for our loyalty program and earn free gelato