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  • SFOGLIA RINA, BOLOGNA Have you ever thought of using pasta as a napkin ring? I just might start doing it after seeing this clever idea at Sfoglia Rina, a delicious quick lunch spot right in the center of Bologna. It’s always packed so if you want to avoid a huge line get there early and be ready to stand in line and, if you’re on your own, quite likely eat at a table with other diners. The food is delicious and as the venue’s name implies, it mostly features homemade fresh pasta dishes. The second photo gives you an idea of the foods you can choose for lunch, or purchase as a take-out. When you walk into the restaurant pay attention to the door handle: it’s actually a yard long pasta rolling pin or matterello (photo 3). Lots of clever little doodads to purchase here, like these overpriced tortello shaped key rings. (photo 4). #bolognagram #bolognafoodblogger #bolognafoodporn #bolognaitaly #bolognatoday #bolognashopping #bolognacitta #bolognacittà #visitbologna #bolognafotografata #flavorofitaly #food52gram #food52grams #emiliaromagna #italianfood #italianfoodbloggers #foodporn #eatfresh #eatingitaly #foodgram #foodislife #pastasfoglia #saveurs #recipes #recipeoftheday #lacucinaitaliana
  • BOLOGNA STREET FOOD I just spent my third night in Bologna and I’m looking forward to another day of enjoying this fantastic city and its great food! Bologna and the entire region of Emilia–Romagna has its own variety of street food and there are a few things that I really love, like these ciccioli (greppole). Basically they are made from bacon fat and bits of meat like the pigs throat that is the first boiled and then once it’s completely cool it’s compressed, salted and formed into little bite-size snacks. They are pretty addictive, kind of like potato chips, and once you get started eating them you can’t stop! I’ve never tried it but I think they would be great crumbled up and sprinkled on top of a green salad. In the second picture you see another delicious street food in a paper cone: fried tortellini. Of course a Bologna specialty is IGP mortadella and it’s wonderful in the regional flat bread, a piadina. You can find all these delicious treats throughout Bologna but one place you might want to check out is Romanzo in the Mercato di Mezzo. #streetphotography #streetfoodies #streetfoods #streetfoodstories #bolognastreetfood #emiliaromagnastreetfood #bolognafoodporn #bolognaitaly #bolognatoday #bolognagram #bolognacitta #bolognacittà #visitbologna #bolognafotografata #flavorofitaly #food52gram #food52grams #emiliaromagna #italianfood #italianfoodbloggers #foodporn #eatfresh #eatingitaly #foodgram #foodislife #tagliatellealragù #saveurs #recipes #recipeoftheday #lacucinaitaliana
  • I’m back in Bologna and the very first thing I had to do was head out for some delicious tagliatelle al ragù. I love this little unpretentious trattoria where I had my scrumptious pasta. It’s tiny – five tables in total – and it’s 100% family owned and operated. In fact it’s mom who makes the pasta each day, and I’m not talking about made with a pasta machine. This pasta was rolled out by hand into a large (about a foot in diameter) paper-thin sfoglia, or pasta round, and then cut into tagliatelle by hand. And that’s what I love about Bologna: the fabulous homemade, paperthin and rich egg pasta. Yesterday’s lunch was my first meal and I’ve been eating my way through Bologna ever since! #bolognafoodporn #bolognaitaly #bolognatoday #bolognagram #bolognacitta #bolognacittà #visitbologna #bolognafotografata #flavorofitaly #food52gram #food52grams #emiliaromagna #italianfood #italianfoodbloggers #foodporn #eatfresh #eatingitaly #foodgram #foodislife #tagliatellealragù #saveurs #recipes #recipeoftheday #lacucinaitaliana #trattoriaserghei
  • OLIVE HARVEST SEASON I just returned from Puglia and I’m off to Bologna today but in between the two there was just enough time to help out with picking our olives. We have just under 15 trees but that’s enough to produce enough olives to yield enough oil for our family for the year. We also set aside some of the best and fattest olives to cure in a saltwater solution so that we can use them in recipes and eat them when we have a hankering for some olives, which is often! When you pick olives you need to set a net under the tree as many of the olives fall off when you’re picking. We do it all by hand so it’s inevitable that you don’t catch every olive when you’re picking. Once we’ve picked the olives we take them to a local press (frantoio) along with a stainless steel container with our name on it for our oil. Then later on out comes the liquid gold! Follow today’s story for more details and photographs of olive picking. #oliveharvest #olivetree #olive #oliveoil #olivetrees #olivebranch #olives #greenolives #blackolives #blackolive #italiancuisine #italianfoodphotography #flavorofitaly #italianblogger #italianlife #food52gram #food52grams
  • Ostuni in Puglia is known as the White City and I have to say it’s one of my favorite places in the entire region. It’s charming, with great food and lovely winding streets and passageways. As you approach this hillside town - just 8 km from the Adriatic coast - you’re dazzled by the splash of white-washed houses and palazzi throughout the town. Ostuni has a long and fascinating history that dates back many, many centuries. It takes its name from the Greek word astu-neon, meaning new city. Ostuni remained under Roman control until 448AD, and it was later controlled by the Ostrogoths and Longobards. Much, much later on the Bourbons controlled Ostuni and then finally in 1860, when Garibaldi united Italy, the town became part of present day Italy. This coming May on our weeklong Culinary and Photography extravaganza Ostuni will be one of the many wonderful places we visit. If you’d like to join us in May just send me a private message and I’ll get back to you with details! #pugliadavedere #pugliaevents #pugliacom #pugliatravel #igpuglia #puglia❤️ #ostunicittàbianca #ostuni
  • Yesterday we spent the day strolling around the historic center of Bari in Puglia. The historic center of the city is gorgeous and great restaurants are plentiful. It was a holiday so many places were booked solid but we were lucky and found a great outdoor spot to enjoy Puglia’s classic pasta: orecchiette. We tried two kinds of orecchiette: with a classic tomato sauce, and with pesto. One delicious flavor twist to both of these was the addition of arugula instead of basil, and I definitely plan to try it myself next time! #orecchiettepugliesi #orecchiettefatteincasa #puglia #pugliese #pugliafood #baripuglia #arugula #arugulapesto #sugodipomodoro #flavorofitaly #pastapasta #italianfoodporn #italianfoodlover #italianfoodphotography #italianfoodlovers #italianfoodbloggers #flavorofitaly #food52gram #nytimesfood
  • A seaside lunch on the Pugliese coast is just about my favorite thing to do, and particularly when the fish and wine are delightfully tasty! Today we started off with a sea urchins appetizer, a favorite here in Puglia. They’re salty and flavorful and absolutely gorgeous to boot! I love the rust orange interior surrounded by the shiny black spines. In the next pictures you see our seafood salad with toasted almond slivers and balsamic pearls – divine! We then moved on to pasta, all homemade and delicious. Once again I couldn’t resist going for the fresh sea urchin pasta, so creamy and flavorful. Puglia is a region of great rosé wine and it pairs so beautifully with the vast array of local seafood dishes. Our trip this week is not just about fun and gorgeous scenery and wonderful food and wine – it’s also about organizing the final details for our upcoming May food & food photography week. So of course we had to capture great photos and study the lighting for each shot. That’s what we’ll be doing with you if you join us this coming May. Please send me a private message for details! #polignano_a_mare #foodbloggerpuglia #pugliaforfoodies #italianfoodphotography #italianfoodblogger #italianfoodies #foodphotograph #foodphotography📷 #foodphotographers #flavorofitaly #seaurchin #seaurchins #riccidimare

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