Italy In SF

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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I am a bit late with my Fancy Food post, as the week has been a bit on the crazy side!! Nevertheless I explored the beauties of imported (and local!) foods at the Fancy Food Show this past weekend. I got the special treat of playing “apprentice” to the most amazing food blogger ever (thanks [...]

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The never-stopping enthusiastic eruption that goes under the name of Donato has come out with yet another thrilling event: cooking classes at Enoteca lead by the man himself!!
If you have had a dinner at Donato Enoteca you know how enthusiastic Donato is, how charming when he goes through the tables, how commanding when he shows [...]

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Porchetta, an obvious derivative of the word porco, “pork”, is nothing more than what it seems: a roasted pork cooked on a spit for hours at times to create this delicious, moist and flavorful treat available almost everywhere in Italy. Porchetta is the quintessential Italian street food- very rarely you can order it in a [...]

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