Training Italians - 29.11.12

I spent all day today talking to Italians about HTTP servers and modules.  Well, that's not entirely true.  We went to the mall and had some tasty bacon-spaghetti for lunch.  The rain had let up, so I could see the fresh snow on the alps.  Here's a view from their parking lot.  Turino is a beautiful place after all.

After I was done at work, Maurizio took me to a nice Italian restaurant for a 4 course dinner.  The restaurant was on a little cobblestone street in a little town high in the Piemonte hills near where he lives.  There were sets of silverware on the table for each course.  The waitress poured a little wine in his glass, had him taste it, and then poured the rest after he said it was good.  We started with slices of meat with a scoop of tuna sauce which we rolled up inside the meat.  Then we had bell peppers with Bagna Couda, a sauce made from ground up anchovies and garlic in oil, which tastes just like garlic.  I had some little potato balls with a local cheese sauce on it, then we had a selection of 14 different cheeses with jam, chestnut honey, and maple honey.  It was one of the fanciest meals I've ever had, and everything was delicious.