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Domenica Offers an Italian Feast for St. Joseph’s Day
Domenica is traveling back in time to embrace the very roots of the city’s cultural origins, offering an authentic four-course St. Joseph’s Day menu with a special dessert to celebrate the delicious Italian traditions of the holiday from March 12-19, 2010. Just as in the homes and churches of the city’s extensive Sicilian community, whose members pay homage to their patron saint by erecting altars of food, Domenica will be home to a feast of Artichoke, Fava Bean and Blood Orange Salad, Pasta Milanese, Seafood Brodetto, and a finale of Zeppole with Anise, Figs and Sweet Ricotta. Also known as a St. Joseph’s Day “cake”, zepolle is Italian sweet dough fried to perfection and brings a touch of the miraculous to all who eat it.
Legend has it that St. Joseph and the humble fava bean saved Sicilians from famine in the Middle Ages. To this day, Sicilians and those of Sicilian descent living in New Orleans pay homage to the saint by erecting altars in their homes on March 19 of each year. Recently opened in the historic Roosevelt Hotel, Domenica is dedicated to revitalizing the rich Italian traditions of the Crescent City through the authentic dishes available year-round.
Simone Rathle
About Me
- Arthur "The Bear" Hebert
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- I was born and raised in Lake Charles. Except for 4 years in Shreveport attending collge I have lived here all my life. As far back as I can rememeber food has been important to me. The last 11 years especially so. I started writing a restaurant review column for a local bi-monthly life styes magazine about then. A couple years later I started working for a local restaurant. I function now as a Buyer/Manager/Computer Guy/Events Arranger and anything else I can turn my hand to helping the restaurant. This blog is for me to write about things that cannot go into a review and also highlight past restaurants I have reviewed. Where they stand now and so on. So enjoy
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