The main character of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust recalls memories and sensations concealed deep in his subconscious by eating a “madeleine”. The analogy between a scent, a colour, a sound, an image and something hidden inside of us is what makes us...
Appetite sharpens the imagination. How can we enjoy the fruits that are scarce in wintertime, all the way till Christmas? From the Middle Ages on, various ways have been developed to conserve food even before the invention of refrigerators. Nevertheless, I praise the Italians of...
The beauty of Italy is that at less than one hour's distance from the main cities, from the degraded suburbia made of concrete and from the ungraceful neon signs, one can dive deep into places by which the word horizon is redefined. Just a handful...
Orecchiette in italian means small ear, because of the shape of this home made pasta typical of Puglia, an amazing region of the South. There are many variations of ingredients used to make this pasta, traditionally it is made simply with a combination of fine...
