Ingredients: Olive Oil – Getting To Know You

2 days ago

Feedback and Seismic Change Clearly, we need more posts on olives and olive oil.Thank you to all who emailed with…

Ingredients: Olive Oil History

1 week ago

Olive Oil Memories I loved the tasting venues at the Fancy Food Shows, which allowed you to  sample a variety…

Food For Thought: Glyphosate & Reading The Fine Print

2 weeks ago

Reading The Fine Print There are certain things I look at in Italian grocery stores that send me down the…

Travel Alert: Venice Without The Crowd

1 month ago

Far From the Madding Crowd Today, only twelve people live on Torcello. But from the 7th through the 10th centuries,…

Ingredients: Sherry Vinegar

1 month ago

There's  More Than One Vinegar I am currently  living in what I call Fortress Balsamico. A friend visiting me in…

Travel Alert: 48 Hours -Making the Most of Milan

1 month ago

To Have A Bucket It came as a mild shock to me that the RWM has a bucket list. When…

Travel Alert: Leafy Alternatives in Bologna & A Hugo Spritz

2 months ago

We Know, We Know Anyone visiting Bologna gets hammered - in the best possible way - with mortadella, porticos, tortellini,…

Juicy Post: Deciphering Meat

2 months ago

 Of Marriage & Menus We have a divided marriage, one of us craves beef, lamb, and pork (in that order,…

Book Report: Thoughts on John McPhee & Oranges

2 months ago

Read, Relax, Respire The restorative pleasure  of reading (and by this, I do not mean scrolling to find the perfect…

Superior Sources: La Milanaise Flour

3 months ago

Rediscovering Wheat Last week’s post about discovering Caputo flours for the shop really struck a chord with KD readers. So…