The Grande Madre church, on the river. Full of mystery- Is that the Holy Grail in her hand? Torino is a city of mystery and magic. Everytime I visit Torino I fall more and more in love. It is a city like San Francisco to me, great downtown, fabulous food and wine, great bar-caffe life,…
Edible Florence- Gastone
simple When I met my hubby Andrea, he lived in a wonderful neighborhood near Santa Croce:a block from Vivoli’s ice cream parlorand a block down from Borgo degli Albizi,which is one of my favorite shopping streets. Any place to eat here would be great locationwise. Where I used to buy my bread, at one of…
Taste of Tuscany- Fresh Beans
Shelling fresh Lamon beans from Cuneo One of the best things about the markets in Italy is the service. I love going to get my beans and my lovely vendor is sitting there shelling the beans for me!It makes life so much easier. I also adore cooking fresh beans as they only take about 30 minutes…
Edible Florence- Cipolla Rossa
Osteria Cipolla Rossa Preparing for the release of my dining guide Divina Cucina’s Edible Florence, I have been going around to see what is happening in the Florentine dining scene. For most people, the classics alone would take a month to visit, places that are part of the culinary history of Florence that one MUST…
From the field and the market
As the month-long vacation in Italy comes to an end,the work begins in the fields and at home to deal with the abundance of treasures.Quiet mornings have now been replaced by the sounds of tractors working the fieldsin preparation of the wine harvest and then the olive harvest.As soon as one ends the other begins…
Pesto lasagna- to die for!
Todays food memory- Pesto Lasagna, San Fruttuoso near Camogli , Liguria Staying home for summer vacation is a real vacation for me. Time at the computer and watching the Olympics in my pj’s. Eating watermelon, plums, cantalope and grapes.Gorging on fruit; the flavors of the seasons. Thinking of past vacations and memorable meals. On a trip…
You say Tomato- I say Pomodoro
Reading Deb’s Tomato Fest on Martha Stewart’s Blog, Dinner Tonight, how could I not gather my Italian tomato recipes together in one place now that we are having a gut of tomatoes! So stopping by Margaret’s Way to the Garden Blog, I got the info on the Food Fest Party they are having weekly….
Tuscan summer dishes
As the city empties, locals fleeing to the beaches leaving towns to the tourists, I enjoy the silence that comes from the lack of traffic. Walking through villages it is common to see an older person, in the cool of their house, perhaps too old to go with the family to the beach, watching the…