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Chinotto Dreams When I first saw the word Chinotto on a soda bottle in Le Marche, I assumed it was...
Peace Time Reflection Not many dishes are named after battles. We dine on, after all, Beef Wellington, not Beef Waterloo....
A Feast Of A Film When I wrote about Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec in the previous post, it struck me that...
Not Sparking Joy Although I collect cookbooks, I am certainly not in the league with other cooking addicts who boast...
Reading And Recipes How many cooking blogs do you follow regularly? And more to the point, do you actually cook...
A look at the history of carpaccio, from Vittore Carpaccio and Harry’s Bar in Venice to Giuseppe Cipriani’s original dish...
A sharp, funny look at the Caesar salad’s history, its Italian-American roots, and one home version that stays true to...
There's More Than One Vinegar I am currently living in what I call Fortress Balsamico. A friend visiting me in...
We Know, We Know Anyone visiting Bologna gets hammered - in the best possible way - with mortadella, porticos, tortellini,...
An Unexpected Connection You may find it surprising that square dancing and Southern fried chicken have a lot in common....