Food Festival + Lake Como = Scenic YUM!
How does this sound ? Stroll along Lake Como on a beautiful spring day while sampling a variety of European delicious food creations, sipping…
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Cooking Class:
Pasta/Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter
This was a fun cooking class at a person’s home. Everyone worked in the dining area and got creative with their shapes of the…
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Aperitivo, Aperitif, Apericena – What is it?
It’s all about food & a drink in Italy!
This pre-dinner Italian ritual is known by many names: Aperitivo, Aperitif and Apericena. Which is correct? I have heard all of the variations while…
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The Best Tour: Veuve Clicquot Champagne Cellar
A dream come true for me – going not only to THE Champagne region, but specifically to what I consider heaven, the Veuve Clicquot Champagne…
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Cooking Class – Rome
Join us on a international pizza night and learn how to prepare an original homemade italian pizza in a fast and easy way: –…
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Rome: Cocktails by Piazza Navona
Vineria la Botticella Location, selection, ambiance, cost – EXCELLENT! This bar (as in a cocktail alcohol bar….. not coffee bar) is a pleasant surprise…
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Porchetta, heavenly Porchetta
Porchetta, also sometimes spelled ‘porketta’ in American English, is a savory, fatty, and moist boneless pork roast of Italian culinary tradition. The pig is…
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Tip & Trick: Cutting Cherry Tomatoes (pomodorini)
In Italy you will see & eat your share of tomatoes. There are so many varieties and which ones are available of course depends…
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Vermouth
Vermouth is typically an aperitif. The first known branded vermouth was “Carpano” produced at Turin, Italy in 1786. This was a rich, sweet red…
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The 10 Italian Cooking Commandments
The 10 most common mistakes and stereotypes about Italian Cooking abroad…how many commandments have you broken 😉 (Originally posted at Academia Barilla) 1- You…
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