Rimessa Roscioli is the most recent delicious addition to the four Roscioli food venues in Rome. In my interview with Alessandro Pepe, one of the Rimessa Roscioli owners, he says you can enjoy a Roscioli food venue any time of day: the café, the bakery, the salumeria and Rimessa Roscioli.Renowned Italian chef Massimo Bottura says...
Italian Regions
The food of Calabria and Rosetta Costantino
If you’re looking for recipes that reflect the wonderful food of Calabria then no other book does it better than Rosetta Costantino‘s, My Calabria.Rosetta’s book was published in 2010 but it still is the bible for Calabrian cuisine. About Rosetta Rosetta is an only child and was raised in Verbicaro in Calabria until she was...
DOP Balsamic Vinegar: the Black Gold of Modena
If you’d like to experience DOP balsamic vinegar, known as the black gold of Modena, there’s no better way than to take a deep dive into one of the local family producers, or acetaia as they’re known in Italy: Acetaia Malagoli Daniele.Sofia Malagoli has taken the family acetaia to a whole new level and her...
Piedmont wines: three outstanding lesser known reds
Piedmont wines are world-renowned and this remarkable wine region produces more DOCG wines than any other Italian region. It also ranks sixth among the Italian regions in annual production volume. Piedmont produces all kinds of wines from sparkling whites, to rosés to red wines. Perhaps the best known wine in the region is Barolo. As...
Discover Sardinian food: Letitia Ann Clark's Bitter Honey cookbook
My chat with Letitia Ann Clark helped me discover Sardinian food more profoundly. Letitia is a gifted painter and illustrator, and author of the acclaimed Sardinia-inspired cookbook, Bitter Honey. About Letitia Letitia is originally from Devon and after her degree and masters in English literature she went on to train as a chef at the...
Cookbook Author Domenica Marchetti & Abruzzo Food - Episode 57
Today I chatted with Domenica Marchetti about Abruzzo food, her seven wonderful Italian food cookbooks, her online and in person classes, and the weeklong tours she runs in three different locations in Italy. About Domenica Domenica is an Italian American with 100% Italian blood lines that trace back to her family in the Abruzzo and...
Flavor of Italy Podcast chat with Tina Prestia - Episode 55
In this Flavor of Italy Podcast episode Tina Prestia from tinastable.com and I chatted about three classic Emilia Romagna regional recipes, classic versus tweaked recipes and a few ideas for your Easter table. A little bit about Tina Tina moved to Bologna some years back with her husband and daughter for what was going to...
A Food Guide to Le Marche Region - Episode 52
Last week James Martin and I chatted about our travels through the Le Marche region and in today’s episode we share the best of the region’s food and local recipes.The region has a long Adriatic coastline and inland it’s filled with rolling hills, mountains and delightful, curious villages each with their own unique dishes. Le...
Le Marche - Podcast Episode 51
Le Marche is one of Italy's top regions where you can still experience the "real" and genuine Italy: its gastronomy, exquisite Adriatic coastline and mountainous areas filled with monasteries, caves and artisans at work making hand-crafted shoes, pillow lace and other local crafts.In today’s podcast episode James Martin and I chat about the Le Marche...
Puglia Stories - Podcast Episode 50
Holly Grabow has been charming me for years with her delightful Puglia Stories mostly centered around the ordinary life of her wonderful in-laws. About Holly Grabow Holly moved to Italy as a young woman and has been living here for almost 3 decades. She started off her Italian life in Gioia del Colle in Puglia...
Best Traditional Dishes in Genoa - Podcast Episode 37
If you’d like to sample some of Italy’s tastiest foods then make sure you try these 9 traditional dishes from Genoa.Genoa, in the Liguria region, is often passed over as a culinary spot but some of Italy‘s best dishes come from Genoa.Today Enrica Monzani and I chatted about the genovese cuisine. No one knows genovese...
Italian Balsamic Vinegar - the real deal - Podcast Episode 36
One of the favorite and most used condiments in Italy and abroad is Italian balsamic vinegar. It’s used to dress salads, as an ingredient in many dishes and to drizzle on top of foods like strawberries and Parmesan cheese. In this episode Michele Di Pietro and I chat all about balsamic vinegar. Listen to this...