Oct

12

Antipasto calabro [Calabrian appetizer]

October 12, 2009 | 7 Comments

I’m back after a vacation in the beautiful Calabria region. As every year when I come back home a little piece of my heart remains there. Unfortunately I cannot bring back the sun or the sea with me, but the food is an other story, and I always make sure to have enough space in [...]

Mar

17

A trip to Bolzano: a glimpse inside the Tyrolean cuisine

March 17, 2009 | 7 Comments

Walther Square
Italy, as I always say, is a land of many facets, some of them have a few aspects in common, some others are completely different from each other. One place that doesn’t have so much in common with the rest of Italy is Bolzano, in the Trentino Alto Adige region. I love to go [...]

Sep

10

Jewel from Calabria: ‘Nduja

September 10, 2008 | 9 Comments

I’m in Tropea right now enjoying my holidays. I first came here 27 years ago, our family’s first vacation in the South of Italy. When I saw Tropea, called the pearl of Calabria, I fell desperately in love with the town. This place entered in my blood and I’m still not able to spend one [...]

Aug

25

A trip to Piedmont: Potato and Tomato Salad

August 25, 2008 | 5 Comments

I went to visit my relatives in Piemonte (Piedmont) for a short holiday. They live in a little village close to Turin where I spent many of my summer vacations as a child. The village is in the Pellice Valley surrounded by high mountains, rich with water springs and a thick vegetation: hazelnut trees, chestnuts [...]



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