03 Jun 2014

Posted at 00:00h in Food and wine

Italian olive oil enjoys a stellar international reputation, as befits a product whose pedigree reaches back to ancient Rome.

The culinary history of Italian extra virgin olive oil has been well-documented, and today's retail market reflects the popularity of a wide array of traditional products as well as some modern variations on ancient themes.

23 May 2014

Posted at 00:00h in Food and wine, Italian itineraries

Finding highly rated restaurants in Naples could actually be one of the most worthwhile ways to spend time in this beautiful region.

Naples restaurant menus are often replete with some of the highest quality options that people can find. Local fishermen will be bringing in a wide range of fish and shellfish, which will invariably be incorporated i these dishes.

But guests may need a quick rundown to find the best restaurants in Naples.

16 May 2014

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For our readers, lovers of the Italian cuisine, today we have a rather challenging proposal: are you ready to prepare the authentic Italian Lasagne alla Bolognese?

Our food blogger of the month will explain how it’s done. Serena Crivelli is the author of the blog Dolci Pensieri (Sweet Thoughts) and lives in the Como province with her husband and her baby Matteo. She learned to cook watching her mother, and years later, her father-in-law, also a skillful cook. In fact, Serena’s cuisine is simple, genuine and of the classic, home-cooked variety.

Preparing food as it used to be done, in other words dedicating the right amount of time, a pinch of passion and much love.

29 Apr 2014

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Giacomo LeopardiIn Italy you can breathe the poetry even in the alleyways of central Naples: not just the poetry of street life, its smells, its food and its people (which would already be a lot), but also the poetry left by the imprint these places preserve of Giacomo Leopardi, the most celebrated poet (and philosopher) of Italy’s nineteenth century, not to mention one of the most important figures of world literature.