The point of this blog is to discover food that we enjoy when we are traveling … We love Roma in the springtime…Read more
Italy
Friuli has the right wine for asparagus
Asparagus is notoriously difficult to pair with wine because sulfur-bearing compounds in the stalks produce a … Friuli has the right wine for asparagusRead more
If it’s asparagus it must be Friuli
Guidebooks to Italy have a maddening tendency to completely ignore one of my favorite areas for … If it’s asparagus it must be FriuliRead more
What to buy in an Italian grocery store
Since so many of the regional Italian cuisines are based on food that is fresh, fresh, … What to buy in an Italian grocery storeRead more
Pressure cooker artichoke risotto
We’d always thought of making risotto as a laborious process that required standing at the stove … Pressure cooker artichoke risottoRead more
Cucina Italiana moderna
Cooking in Venice changed our lives
We learn how to cook like the locals in Venice, starting with a trip to Rialto market with savvy shopper/ace cook Anna Maria Andreola.