Comments on: Massimo’s restaurant in Hout Bay, authentic Italian food beyond gloopy pasta sauce

By: Francesca

Francesca — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:30:08 +0000

Hallo Tom,
I believe if you have so many concerns about what veals and young cows are kept on, you should go vegeterian, or even vegan, or simply stick to chicken. Italian veals have been raised that way for centuries, so please allow us to keep our traditions without too much questioning. That would solve the problem.
A good subject for all of us to wonder about, however, could be, for example, whether children in the less privileged neighbourhoods of Cape Town are kept on putrid water, or are they allowed some cow’s milk every now and then, just like their unfortunate veal friends.

By: Tom Robbins

Tom Robbins — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:15:17 +0000

The second meal at Massimo’s was less impressive. Good pizza with creamy mozzarella but the veal with a cured Italian Ham a little bland and dry.

Full marks to the waitress for checking if the veal was the real Italian product (young cow denied grass and kept on milk) or if it was simply young grass-fed cow. It was the grass-fed animal. This is the kind of disclosure that should be routine in restaurants. (I would have ordered the dish even if it had been raised in the Italian style.) This is another food ethics issue for me to explore. What do you think of Italian style veal? I feel it is less abusive towards the animal than foie gras but that doesn’t necessarily make it right.

By: swiss miss

swiss miss — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:30:27 +0000

Beautifully written