Rossini was more than Figaro

Musician and gourmet The famous composer from Pesaro (1792-1868) lived for a long time in Paris, where he met the greatest chefs of the time. Passionate of cooking, he loved to create new dishes, assisted by his cook, to which not he spared advice and criticism. One day he demanded that he prepare the meat […]

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Spaghetti with Tuna

Imagine those “I-don’t-know-what-to-eat” days. Even those “I-don’t-feel-like-cooking” days. Spaghetti with tuna solves both.You get a delicious recipe with a can of tuna and one of the peeled tomatoes. An easy-to-make dish, ideal for a last-minute spaghetti meal, and a perfect dinner saver because even the simplest of ingredients can be used to prepare tasty dishes. […]

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Pistachio Crusted Tuna 

As I once said there is a “pistachio Mania” in Italia, even more in summer, with the pistachio ice creams, but not just. I just figured that with tuna, pistachio found a new match! You know those evenings when you want to pamper yourself with a delicious dish, but you have neither time nor desire […]

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Sicilian Avocados

In recent years, Italy also started to have an avocado-mania.  With its exotic name and delicious flavor, avocado landed on our Italian tables.  Just pair Avocado 🥑 with 🍅 tomato and mozzarella to obtain a dish with our national colors🇮🇹 and a delicious meal. Even in Italy, a Sunday brunch is not such without an […]

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Italian Food and Instagram

A recent survey identified which traditional Italian dishes are the most Instagrammed. Each time I open Instagram, I can see clearly how much Italian 🇮🇹 food occupies a place of considerable importance in our diets and lifestyle. Not everything can end on our Social profile; there is a need to catch the eye with color, […]

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Cauliflower Sautè

There are many good reasons to include cauliflower in a diet to get a healthy and varied regime, and there are many inviting proposals out there, ranging from first courses such as Spinach Gnocchi with Creamy Cauliflower (stay tuned for that one, as I’m going to make soon), to savory pies, or simply Au Gratin with a splash of […]

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Needs Ice Only

NIO It is a line of ready-mixed cocktails. NIO means “Need Ice Only,” it needs a glass as well–the prettier the better–(at least for me) ☺️. It should be the right one for the drink at hand! 🍹🍸 NIO is an Italian startup that has come up with a line of ready-made drinks just to […]

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IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 🥵, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘻𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 h𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦—𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦. 🔹 This one is [𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁] Pasta brisé (𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 […]

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Tarte Tatin Came to Italy

When traditions cross over to another country and meet new traditions, something delicious usually happens. TTT☺️ = Tomatoes Tarte Tatin Same goes for the very 🇫🇷 French Tarte Tatin when it encountered 🇮🇹 Italian traditions of tomatoes and cheeses. Therefore we got Tarte Tatin with 🍅 tomatoes, ricotta, and shavings of Parmesan. It makes a […]

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Dante’s Inferno, … It’s an Ice Cream!

Isn’t that a relief?  700 years after the death of the Supreme Poet, there are three limited editions ice creams dedicated to the three Dante canticles, for an engaging and surprising experience—created by Magnum—a trio of ice creams to transition from the provocation of Hell to the purity of Paradise. Magnum X Dante The journey […]

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Carbonara, The Real Thing

About Carbonara there are plenty of annedocts, old and new, and sometimes quite funny! It is one of those dishes that one will get it right, once every four tries! First myth to dispel; the story of humble and industrious shepherds (or charcoal burners) who since the dawn of time have seasoned their spaghetti with […]

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More on Pistachio

I just said that there is a pistachio mania lately, and it just so happen that I saw another recipe with pistachio that I had to try. I read it carefully and what I liked was the use of lemon zest, which–I thought would make the dish fresh and zingy, just right for the season […]

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