For class on Tuesday, we went to a local pizza shop in Ascoli where we learned about the art of pizza making. We were given the opportunity to create our own personal pizzas using dough that we made ourselves out of just flour and yeast, oil, salt, and water. We then got to choose the toppings we wanted, and our pizzas were placed in a brick oven stove to bake for several minutes. I chose the vegetarian pizza which included tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and lots of yummy veggies.
The following day we went on a trip to a beautiful restaurant only a few steps from where we live called “Ailruo”. We were each given a menu which contained the names of each of the five courses we’d be trying. The five courses listed were: Scottona Beef Tartar with Grainy Mustard Mayonnaise and Artigional Beer air, and a Slow cooked Egg with Lentils Cream and Roman Pecorino Cheese infusion(pictured above) as starters. Followed by Rosemary Risotto with Lime and Licorice and Rib-Eye Steak with Onion and Carrot Veloutes and Demi glace as Mains. Lastly, was a Deconstructed Tiramisu for desert. All of the courses were unique a delicious in their own way.
Could this food be considered art?
One of the main topics we discussed in class this week was the question of whether or not food should be seen as art. The pizzas we made as well as each of the courses eaten at our dinner could be viewed as art in my opinion. Creating and consuming food can be seen as a type of art form if we choose to look at it in that way, since it is subjective. I enjoyed each of the different foods from this weeks trips, as well as getting the chance to look at them as more than just food for consumption, but an form of art as well.
