Italian Tourists Attack Chef Who Put Rosemary In Spaghetti Alle Vongole
While renowned for its distinctive fragrance, the use of rosemary in the spaghetti alle vongole, or spaghetti with clams, was too much for two couples having lunch at the Bora Bora Beach chalet in Porto Recanati, located in the Macerata province, in Italy’s central Marche region. The owner, Mauro Monachesi, said that tensions flared at his seaside restaurant on Sunday when the couples, who were from Spoleto, Umbria, expressed their disgust at the use of the herb in the traditional Italian dish....