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…
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…
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…
I scream!
When the heat comes in we all head for gelato.Although in Italy, we really don’t need an excuse. I have several favorites I have written about on my site, but today I wanted to mention a shop that hits my heart hard. Not just because Leonardo Vestri is easy on the eyes, total eye candy…
Hot time… summer in the city!
We have been pretty lucky this summer until this week… when it hit the 90’s! I just finished doing three weeks with an ex-client that came back, rented a villa with his friends.. for 3 weeks.We had a blast! We started the week in Panzano, and ate at Vescovino, which has recently been taken over…
Che Culo!
The front of the new art piece in the Butcher Shop in Panzano and the backside! il Culo Che culo in Italian means how lucky! Today was a fabulous day for Panzano in Chianti’s Sunday market.The first Sunday of the month, is also an street fair with local producers and artists brining in their stands….