23
May
Wooden cutting boards: elegance and versatility for your kitchen
Index:
History and tradition of wooden cutting boards
Advantages of wooden cutt...
01
May
Barbecue or BBQ?
If you thought that barbecue was a recent fashion or that it only dated from the last century, you’re mistaken. Indeed, it appears tha...
25
Mar
Cork stoppers
Italians believe that wine stoppers should be made from cork. We really can’t imagine anything but the classic ritual of removing the ...
01
Oct
Ghemme, the politically correct bottle opener …
I was inspired to design the Ghemme bottle opener when I realised that men and women open bottles of wine differently. Women push the l...
20
Sep
Gorgonzola, the story of a distracted cheese maker…
Gorgonzola is a town just outside Milan and also the name of a very ancient cheese – there are historical record...
13
Sep
Pecorino mon amour
Pecorino is a cheese produced in the most remote rural zones of the Italian peninsula. Sheep are often the only...
13
Sep
Prosecco, maybe not everyone knows that…
Prosecco is more than just another wine and its history is as interesting as the story of its name. In the Triestine...
12
Sep
T-bone or Fiorentina Steak?
Are the T-bone and Florentine steak (bistecca alla fiorentina) the same thing? I must confess that I’ve been wondering about t...
12
Sep
Carpaccio, simple and aristocratic
Carpaccio is an aristocratic dish, possibly because the first person lucky enough to taste it was an aristocrat, Contessa Amalia Nani
12
Sep
Chianti rhapsody
The poetry of Chianti begins on the vine. There is no such thing as a chianti grape, but the vineyards flourish in the Chianti hills, ...