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55 Te Immaculate Italian Il Gattino In Italy, Christmas is all about the wine, the seafood and catching up on your Silvio Berlusconi gossip. Gio- vanni at Il Gattino will be happy to serve you the wine and seafood, though with no lecherous presi- dent news to speak of. Dinner begins with an appetizer of whole wheat bread served with black and green olive tapenades and homemade butter seasoned with cracked black pepper and rosemary. Then comes the start- er of gamberoni alla pancetta — large shrimp sautéed in homemade butter and wrapped in bacon. The shrimp is juicy and plump, the bacon thick and smoky. The first main is a tonnarelli allo scoglio, a thick string pasta with clams, squid, shrimp, cherry tomatoes and fresh parsley, presented in a delicate cherry tomato and white wine sauce. The second main is spiedini di pesce, skewers of flaky mackerel sautéed in olive oil, served with bell peppers, cherry tomatoes and zucchini. The meal ends with a torta caprese, a flourless cake made with almonds and chocolate that’s been melted on-site, topped with homemade whipped cream. Coffee is served with dessert. The whole meal is 50,000 won, and will be available throughout December. Reservations three days in advance are recommended. More info j Il Gattino Address: Seoul, Yongsan-gu, Yongsan-dong 2(i)-ga 46 Website: www.facebook.com/pages/Il-Gattino/447958158677680 Ten comes the starter of gamberoni alla pancetta — large shrimp sautéed in homemade butter and wrapped in bacon.