Here is a little glimpse of a day with me… We start the day by touring the neighborhood, first stop DiVino the new vino sfuso shop, where you have your bottles filled with fabulous wines for about 1,30 Euro a bottle for table wine to 5 euro for a Brunello. Never shop on an empty…
Tis the Season…
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,…
SoloCiccia
“This is not a restaurant. It is the home of a butcher” Dario Cecchini, SOLOCICCIA, Intructions for Use. Dario does nothing halfway! Dario with friend Ed in the shop before dinner When we were talking about opening a guest kitchen for his chef friends and classes across the street from the shop, in a converted…
Puglia….Tiella with mussels
I LOVE PUGLIA Last trip we visited the more famouse towns, Lecce, Alberobello with it’s trulli, Ostuni and Otranto. This year I wanted to see the other side. We headed over to Gallipoli and our trip was cut short due to my bad back….. but Egullet is talking about the cuisine of Puglia and I…
Seasonal Update
July was killer heat and the hills show it.August cooled off and little or no rain here in Chianti. The grapes are small, it will be interesting to see if little water raised the sugar content and hence a fabulous year for small but high quality production. The fear factor with the weather like this…
La Notte di San Lorenzo
August 10th is the San Lorenzo’s day. Saint Lawrence, San Lorenzo, was martryed by being grilled to death. The story goes that as he was being grilled, he called out to those torturing him and said, ” Turn me over I’m done on this side!”. For me, San Lorenzo is the patron Saint of my…
Clandestino
I adore Moreno Cedroni if you are anywhere near Senigallia in Le Marche.. go to his restaurant The Madonnina del Pescatore. Then for lighter tastes and fun try Aniko’ located in town, his Susci bar.. not Sushi, japanese style but more like cured fish in fun ways and the Foam expresso! I was so happy…
Puglia
Puglia is the breadbasket of Italy.Called so as it produces most of the hard wheat as well as veggies.Bread in Puglia is fabulous rich and chewy. Since I am down and out with the bad back… and can’t cook, at least we can talk about it I quess. On Egullet right now, they are talking…