As I was having lunch with Hedonia a few weeks back we ended up talking about fun food-related idioms. In English there are tons, and that got me thinking to the Italian ones. What do you know, I found a slew!! Not surprisingly for a culture in which food is so entrenched, I realized that [...]
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It is that time of the year again!! Spring is here, VinItaly just wound up, and Donato is hosting another of his marvelous wine and food events at Enoteca in Redwood City. 100 Italian wines poured by the glass from all the best US importers, including many varieties of Barolo and Barbaresco and many lesser-known [...]
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Few items are as omnipresent in Italian pastry as crema pasticcera, the egg custard that fills morning cornetti, layers pan di spagna, and makes the basis for fruit tarts and zuppa inglese. It is simple, delicious, versatile and tasty! I made a batch at home and have made tarts, crostate, brioches and vol-au-vent desserts for [...]
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Vinicio Capossela is my favorite, favorite songwriter/ singer. I have been to every single concert he has held in my neighborhood since 1994- I am a passionate fan, and Camera a Sud was my first dance with my husband. I don’t want to say I feel like the number one fan, but I kind of [...]
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Every now and then there is one recipe that keeps on sneaking upon me- maybe because people compliment it so much, or maybe because I have had it at a friend’s house and I cannot get it out of my head. Well, this special focaccia belongs to the latest- my friend Arianna made it a [...]
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