Posted on September 18th, 2008 by Vanessa
Piedmont is mostly known for its wines and braised meat in the culinary world. However, the small city of Cuneo reserves some pretty amazing gastronomic surprises to those who can go beyond the obvious… Cuneesi, for example, are wonderful artisan chocolates invented in Cuneo at the beginning of the 1900s, and now renowned all over [...]
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Posted on September 15th, 2008 by Vanessa
I know Beard Papa’s is nothing close to an Italian store. They are actually a Japanese chain, with a patented dough procedure and a franchise set-up. I know. However, if you’ve ever walked in an Italian pasticceria and ordered a bignè, you realize that Beard Papa takes the entire concept a step further! Bignè are [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2008 by Vanessa
The glutton in me is hopelessly attracted to anything that says “bakery” in the window. At Cocola, I am never disapponted: rows and rows of fresh buttery croissants, brioches, cakes and sweets for all palates, and most importantly- breakfast food! Italian breakfast is sweet sweet sweet: cappuccino and brioche, often with a custard filling, are [...]
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Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Vanessa
I have talked about Angela, Agostino and their fabulous Biscotteria before. As they are expanding their product line (without compromising the quality!), they deserve another go- particularly because they have added a hard-to-find product: sfogliatelle! Sfogliatelle are shell-shaped wonderful treats filled with a mixture of ricotta, sugar and a candied fruit, made of thousands of [...]
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Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Vanessa
When Steve Sullivan and his wife Suzie started the ACME Bread Company back in 1983, I am pretty sure they were not thinking of providing bread to the Italian community of the Bay Area. Twenty-five plus years later, however, that’s exactly what they have achieved: the best bread in the Bay by many standards, one [...]
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