Il Sapore dela Luna - In House Meals

 Having a car has been great as we are able to pop up and down the Adriatic coast line as needed.

After visiting Doriano in Piobbico we went back down south again and this time to a agriturismo called il Sapore dela Luna still in the La Marcha district for 3 nights.

We found this place on line and thought what a great place to land but as we had needed to be with Doriano over a weekend we had to do a little of back tracking and oh so pleased we did.

Again perched high on a hill with wonderful views back to the Adriatic sea, the hills and valley covered with a patchwork of olive groves, vineyards and with a great pool!

As it is stinking hot and humid so we find ourselves there in the afternoons have cool beverages or two until dinner time … Italian diner time that is … about 9pm 

Looking up to the ancient town of Monteprandone which is on the list of places to visit over the next few days.

Our room is in the middle 2 windows on top floor over looking the restaurant.

View from our room later in the night with the fairy light a blaze of colour.

We dined under one of the big olive trees

Shared what they called an antipasto on the first night which was more like a big plate of veggie, which we were very happy to see as vegetable have been a bit scarce on some of the menus of late.

So needless to say we didn't get to a second course that night.

Night 2 we shared the 

Tortino di Melanzana dello Chef

Chef’s aubergine pie

as we weren't sure how BIG a “pie” it might be! so relieved it was small, so a nice little starter to have with a white wine that was made in house.

Sandy loved it so much that she had it again on the last night.

 The taste was the same rich tomato passata and basil with the creamiest and soft eggplant slices to form a “pie” but the plating was hmmmm 

a bit too Jackson Pollock.

Then as I loved the cabbage and beans off the Antipasto plate from the other night I decided to order a piccolo “small” plate as my starter on the last night and lets just say, again 

lost in translation!