Ingredients: Olive Oil History

6 months 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

6 months 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

7 months ago

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

Ingredients: Sherry Vinegar

7 months 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

7 months 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

8 months ago

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

Juicy Post: Deciphering Meat

8 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

8 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

9 months ago

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

Superior Sources: Caputo Flour

9 months ago

Surprise, Surprise Of all the things I remember from our one and only trip to Naples—not the splendiferous Farnese collection,…