A recent trip to Italy ended in Rome, which I hadn’t visited in many years. I indulged in pasta, pasta and pasta, as there are several pasta dishes that appear on most Roman menus, and the local chefs pride themselves … Continue reading
A super-drinkable cocktail for your next aperitivo. Continue reading
Bread sticks appear in almost every restaurant bread basket in Italy – wrapped in plastic, and enjoyable to munch on, but just ordinary. But on our visits to Piedmont on our Barolo Walk and Wine tours, fresh crisp bread sticks … Continue reading
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
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
