I recently held a cooking class on the cuisine of Tuscany at Port Plums in Newburyport, introducing some of the wonderful dishes we enjoy on our private Tuscany tours. We started with a couple of types of bruschetta. Pronounced BRU-sketta … Continue reading
Nestled against the steep rock face of Fennberg mountain lies the small wine village of Margreid. Stately homes of the local nobility as well as quaint old farmhouses line the narrow streets, where today the locals still gather on the … Continue reading
Always on the hunt for new cookbooks to add to my extensive library on Italian cuisine, I was fortunate to have one of the pioneers in the industry visit my Newburyport neighborhood recently. Mary Ann Esposito is one of … Continue reading
Discovering the distinctive local products of Italy is a unique and intriguing part of any Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine Italy tour, an activity that requires extensive local knowledge. There are countless local varieties of plants that are incorporated into the … Continue reading
No matter where we travel in Tuscany, be it biking in the Val D’Orcia on our way to taste Brunello, or walking through the vineyards of Chianti, we find this same dessert to end every meal – Cantucci and Vin … Continue reading
