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Tis the Season…

September 24, 2006 by Divina Cucina


As soon as Fall comes in the door, a sense of peace and happiness fill my food soul!

The market begins to fill with the Fall food lover favorites , porcini and also, as if my magic, the second spring.. artichokes, zucchini blossoms and figs, which all gift us twice a year!

In the countryside, the leaves are finally starting to turn and the vendemmia, wine harvest, has begun. August’s cool nights and September’s heat followed by rain have created an incredible harvest.
If they are able to finish before rain or hail storms hit.. watch for the 2006 vintage to be a great one!

Our own zucchini plant has taken over the garden, producing incredible numbers of flowers, but luckily very few zucchini.

The days are still warm, but cooler evenings bring on the desire for slow cooking.

Slow Food’s Salone di Gusto in Torino is on my fall calendar at the end of October.

But before Slow Food, I will be gone for a week of total CHOCOLATE DECADENCE, touring the master chocolate producers with a group of professionals. This year’s tour we are also adding on a day trip to Genova to Domori and ending in Perugia at the Eurochocolate festival. Way too much chocolate, is there such a thing?

Life is tough in Paradise, but someone has to do it!

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  1. kishko says

    September 24, 2006 at 1:17 pm

    oh poor you, meeting master chocolate makers! 🙂

  2. Ivonne says

    September 24, 2006 at 8:58 pm

    The tour sounds incredible. The latest I’ve ever been in Italy is early September so I’d love to be there in full Autumn.

    Enjoy!

  3. Diva says

    September 24, 2006 at 9:29 pm

    Chocolate has no seasons!
    I am off to Torino to explore the chocolates there too on my own after Slow Food.

  4. L Vanel says

    September 25, 2006 at 12:32 pm

    Please take a big whiff of the chocolate for me.

  5. Diva says

    September 25, 2006 at 12:42 pm

    Lucy. YOU have Bernachon!!!
    and with the rainy day… I wish I was having your soup!

  6. Jasper Mirabile Jr. says

    September 26, 2006 at 4:35 am

    Judy, Our Slow Food Convivium can’t wait to see you in Florence and Turino! we are looking forward to a fantastic trip!
    See you October 26!
    Jasper In Kansas City, Missouri (USA)

  7. Diva says

    September 26, 2006 at 5:33 pm

    Jasper… counting the days!!!

  8. Travel Italy says

    September 27, 2006 at 3:42 pm

    Seeing the Porcini (actually I have been thinking about it since you first posted a couple of days ago), they were not available on my most recent trip, I think I will have to do some recipes with Porcini (our passion).

    BTW, When I wrote about Torino I listed some chocolate shops you may want to check out while there.

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Originally from California; Tuscany has been my home since 1984. I found the city of Florence to hold all my passions, food, wine, art all in one place. When I am not in Tuscany, I am often found in Sicily, my other favorite place to be. Always searching for recipes to share and exploring for the guides I write to my favorite cities for food and wine.

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