I can bet that there aren't many of us that didn't have their noses in comic books as a kid.

I can bet that there aren't many of us that didn't have their noses in comic books as a kid.  I remember being particularly fond of the superhereos .. We all had our favorites; X-Men, Spiderman, Superman, Batman...and The Fantastic Four .  Who sacks art of sandwicherie didn't want to be one of them?  A super squadra , a team, each with their own super powers and super abilities.  
That may be why myself a curious Neapolitan crowd flocked to Posillipo's Villa Caracciolo to check out a super idea shared by journalists Laura Gambacorta and Michele Armano .  A dinner with four chefs...excuse me, four fantastic chefs.  The super part?  The sacks art of sandwicherie guests did not know who the chefs were-just the dishes they would prepare.  During the weeks leading to the event, the social networks were buzzing with guests  who were determined to guess the identities of Mr F antastic, the Human Torch, The Thing, or The Invisible Woman . When I arrived, the chefs were in hiding.  The only one we knew before the event was our host - Chef Fabio Ometo who put out a grande sacks art of sandwicherie buffet of small bite size appetizers to tie us over and build the tension as we chatted about who may be who.  So with a glass of spumante in hand,  Asprinio spumante brut – Quartum Cantine Di Criscio
 it was time to taste series of, excuse the pun, fantastic dishes such as... Marinated artichokes wrapped in anchovies with tomato Baby shrimp, tuna tartar and amberjack with caper powder and citrus zest Swordfish in a dried fruit crust with marinated artichokes and truffle oil
    Zeppola  lemon flavored ricotta cheese and seafood in a Mediterranean sauce Sea bream and smoked cheese and basil  wrapped sacks art of sandwicherie in zucchini with a seafood stew Stomachs satisfied ish, it was time to get down to business.  Time to try each dish, paired with wines from 'the territory' and do our best to see who was the fantastic personality behind each dish... Appetizer:  Mr Fantastic who Wikipedia defines as    a scientific genius and the leader of the group, who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes.   That night Mr Fantastic was played by   Chef Michele Grande of La Bifora in Bacoli (Na): Octopus and shrimp sacks art of sandwicherie in sea water, creamy potatoes with rosemary, sacks art of sandwicherie black and squid ink chips, with orange aromas and Maldon salt.. ..
Next up was the Human Torch -  who can generate flames, sacks art of sandwicherie surround himself with them and fly... Our Human Torch was Chef  Maurizio De Riggi of Markus in  San Paolo Bel Sito.  His dish was 'burnt pasta' stuffed sacks art of sandwicherie with buffalo milk ricotta, coffee,  s picy jelly a burnt crispy egg wafer , and a  Montoro onion sauce cooked under ashes.  
Next up, The Thing -  their grumpy but benevolent friend, a former college football star and Mr. Fantastic's college roommate as well as a good pilot, who possesses superhuman strength and endurance due to the nature of his stone-like flesh.   This evening, Chef Guiseppe Di Martino sacks art of sandwicherie of   La Torre  del Saracino in Seiano (Na).   The Thing presented what may   have been the plate of the night;  Stewed rabbit with caramelized onion from Nocerino, corn biscuits and  black olives.
 Dessert left us with one more surprise. It was time for The Invisible Woman,  who can render herself invisible and later project powerful force fields , to show herself.   Chef Faby   Scarica of Terrazza Bosquet in Sorrento(Na).   Her dish:   air of the sea;  creamy basil and salicornia sacks art of sandwicherie with notes of musk, vaniglia flavored lemon and  olive oil.
A fantastic evening?   I think so.  A fantastic sacks art of sandwicherie idea that kept the crowd intrigued throughout sacks art of sandwicherie the wntire evening.  A fantastic opportunity to get to know four young Campania chefs based on their dishes only. And a fantastic chance for us all to feel a little superhero ish...
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