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Whites: Italy’s Delicious Other Wines

  White wine with appetizers. Photo Rowena on flickr (flic.kr/p/7aizuR)   When you think of Italian wine, do you think of Chianti? Barolo? Barbaresco? How about Arneis or Soave or Gavi? Italy’s white wines are much lesser known than her bold, red cousins. Yet they are light, delicious and affordable. […]

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Asparagus

The Rite of Spring   In the springtime, when a young man’s fancy turns to baseball, mine turns to asparagus, that most regal (as evidenced by its crown-like tip) of all vegetables. Unlike truffles, (autumn’s thrill) which can only be afforded once or twice a year and are limited in […]

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Opening a Bottle of Wine

Opening a bottle of wine correctly may seem like one of those things you don’t have to think too much about . . . until you actually have to do it. Broken, stuck, or shredded corks can put a damper on your evening. Learn how to open a bottle of wine […]

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Nutritional Information

See also The Mediterranean Diet The Spirit of the Food Caprese: Pomodoro – Mozzarella – Basilico Nutrition begins with milk from mother’s breast, from the breast of the Great Goddess. In earth-centered cultures, the harvesting and gathering of food is interwoven with sacred threads, and the consumption of the food […]

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The Rarest Tuscan Cheese

Rarest Tuscan Cheese on Da Vinci Last Supper: Porcorino In a town nestled in a thickly wooded valley on a volcanic slope in southern Tuscany you may be able to discover what is certainly Italy’s most closely-guarded culinary secret, a rare cheese made from pig’s milk called Porcorino (Porcherino in […]

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Home-Cooked Meals

  All Italians remember fondly the delicious, comforting dishes of childhood cooked by their mothers, grandmothers, or other relatives. Today restaurant food has become overly processed and bland, and it’s hard to find those soothing dishes we grew up with unless we have learned to cook ourselves.   Since 2004, the Association […]

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The Pesto World Championship in Genoa

Pesto Cooks at the Pesto World Championship in Genova The Pesto World Championship: the competition Every two years Genoa hosts the Pesto World Championship. In 2014, the competition reached its fifth edition and was a success from the point of view of public and number of participants. The latter are usually professional […]