A Postcard from Parma and Torrechiara, Emilia Romagna
I have just come back from a gorgeous day. The sun shone, the sky was bright blue and was a perfect contrast to the rust brown and lighter buildings. I visited a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and saw the...
View ArticlePellegrino Artusi & A Recipe for Perfect Pasta Dough (Photo Illustrated)
Pellegrino Artusi, Casa Artusi, The Art of Cooking Well in Forlimpopoli & A Recipe for Perfect Pasta Dough (Photo Illustrated) Pellegrino Artusi is widely referred to as the father of Italian...
View ArticleA Postcard from Rimini (and Where to Eat)
I am holed up on the floor of a hot train in between carriages. There isn’t much space but I have managed to sit, curled. I can’t quite feel my legs and I am not all that bothered. I have had a great...
View ArticleWhere to Eat and Drink in Bologna
Emilia Romagna is an Italian province, nestled between Milan, Florence, Venice and Genoa. It is actually two historical provinces, Emilia & Romagna, both with their own food & wine identity,...
View ArticleMaking Tagliatelle with Ragu with Anna – an Emilia Romagna Recipe
One thing that I learned on my recent trip to Emilia Romagna is that every recipe and every dish is personal. Passion exudes from every pore, and never more than when the topic of food or the...
View ArticleNext Stop: Puglia & #WeAreInPuglia
Next stop: Puglia. This, I am very excited about. Puglia has a rich culinary heritage and diverse wine culture (I have been told there are 24 types of wine that I need to try – ok then!). It is the...
View ArticleWhere (and What) to Eat in Northern & Central Puglia
When I visited Puglia, I was surprised to discover that locals consider it under the radar. Ok, I am food obsessed, but I have known about Puglia’s food reputation for years, and have long wanted to...
View ArticleCheese Making at Azienda Zootecnica Facenna in Puglia
Tucked away behind a barrage of windy roads lies a small holding. On it, an old two storey house, battered with years and the breeze that besieges its hilltop position. Up some external stairs, there...
View ArticleThe Story of the Real Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena at Acetaia...
In a small town outside Modena, there is an acetaia called Aceaia Pedroni. Here they make balsamic vinegar, the real balsamic vinegar, and the Pedroni family have been making it in this location since...
View ArticleDispatches from Abruzzo, Italy: Cooking with the Grandmothers of Abruzzo and...
Have you been to Abruzzo in Italy? Do you know of Abruzzo? It is surprising that given the vibrance of the region, particularly in terms of food, and that it is only a 2 hour drive from Rome, that only...
View ArticleCooking with the Grandmothers of Abruzzo [Video]
I spend a wonderful 4 days in Abruzzo earlier this year cooking and eating with the Grandmothers of Abruzzo. I was working on a recipe based project with the tourist board, and we put together a video...
View ArticleA Postcard from Piedmont, Italy: Walking Hilltop Towns, Hazelnut Groves,...
I was in Italy this past week to walk it. Yes, I was walking in the country that is shaped like a boot. Specifically, Piedmont in the North, and its UNESCO protected vineyard terraces, castles and...
View ArticleWalking Piedmont: Roddi to Grinzane Cavour & Dinner at Al Castello
Sunday morning was the day of my first Piedmont walk. And it was HOT. Italy is experiencing a heatwave right now. I gathered my bags and had my briefing with the Headwater team before they dropped me...
View ArticleWalking Piedmont: Castiglione Falletto for Dinner & First Tastes of Barolo Wines
Have you ever had a nemesis? Something that makes you want to swear and shout, a thing that you think that you can’t beat but you still try, something that makes you want to throw your arms in the air...
View ArticleA Gorgeous Day in Barolo, Piedmont (and Where to Eat)
Barolo is an aspiration, in every way. I want to drink the wine, all the time. The Barolo, the Arneis, the Barbera and the Chardonnay. I had wanted to visit there for a while, who wouldn’t want to go...
View ArticleWalking Piedmont: From Barolo to Monforte d’Alba (& Where to Eat)
I left Barolo full of the joys of Spring, or was that the intense heat of summer? The first half of my walk was joyful, through the upper terraces of the Barolo vineyards, passing gardens rich with...
View ArticleWhere to Eat Pasta & Pizza in Rome
You have not been to Rome? You must go, make it your next trip away. You have been already? Go again! Rome is constantly evolving and on top of wonderful traditional old school restaurants, there are...
View ArticleMaking Pasta in Abruzzo, the First Harvest and the Pupe
Pasta is one of the great joys of life. My life certainly, and lots of Italians. And you too, right? I love to make it from scratch but I also love cooking best quality dried pasta, which is so...
View ArticleA Solo Sicilian Lunch at Syrah, San Vito Lo Capo
I have so many posts to write I don’t even know where to start. I’ve yet to write about my lovely trip to the Isle of Wight this summer. There’s so much yet to write about other recent travels to […]...
View ArticleA Postcard from Rome
Greetings from Lisbon, and a delayed greeting from Rome. I haven’t written from either (yet) as I have been ill. Coughing and whooping, I felt like something within was scratching to get out. I am much...
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