We were fortunate enough to be invited to our cousins’ house for their Feast of Seven Fishes dinner for Christmas Eve, a traditional meal popular in Italy but translated into modern cuisine by our host and chef,  Diego Avanzato. The pictures speak for themselves but a link below each one leads to a step-by-step pictorial narration for each course. I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed eating everything. Mangia and Happy Holidays!

Anchovies, jalapeno, sweet pepper, Italian honey and creme fraiche.

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“Italian sushi” – spicy tuna, basil and sesame inside a rigatoni and topped with panko and tamari.

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Calamari salad, citrus, capers and celery inside an eggshell.

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Deep-fried smelt, rosemary stem and lemon.

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“Beef or Scallop?” Scallop sous vide in beet juice, potato and olive oil.

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Bronzino, shrimp, rosemary and mushroom drizzled with truffle oil.

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Codfish croquette.

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Clam risotto in a clam shell on a bed of parsley.

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Dungeness crab sauce with spaghetti, backdrop of a crab shell.

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Stone crab claws.

The first of three 2000 Ferrari Perles for the evening.

Azelia’s champion icebox cake.
Recipe soon!

 The chef takes the cake.

Diego’s  Creations That Evening