Francesco’s gentle, velvety carrot soup is given a touch of festive Venetian froth with a last minute splash of prosecco, the dry sparkling wine of the Veneto. “The minute you taste prosecco, you have Venice in your mouth,” Francesco likes to say.

Francesco’s gentle, velvety carrot soup is given a touch of festive Venetian froth with a last minute splash of prosecco, the dry sparkling wine of the Veneto. “The minute you taste prosecco, you have Venice in your mouth,” Francesco likes to say.