1.   Corretja has eaten the veal dish, saltimbocca, in Rome, but in five previous visits never permitted himself to be a tourist.

2.   Gullo had said no to filet, two veal dishes, ox tail and cheese souffle, among others, and instead chose poached chicken with horseradish sauce.

3.   In winter, butter or cream might fortify a veal dish.

4.   Veal dishes and grilled or baked fish are a specialty, as are carciofi alla giudia, artichokes fried whole, or matchsticks of light, crisp fried zucchini.

5.   Each candidate had five hours to prepare a veal dish and two bass or sea perch.

6.   The asparagus with air-dried veal proscuitto dish had four asparagus shoots served with potatoes, mayonnaise and veal.