They call it "Cavolfiore" or Cauliflower here, but Americans call it "Romanesco Broccoli". Either way, it tastes...
Food! Articles
Eat, That You Will Feel Well
Would you let 30 random strangers eat off your plate? Would you, in turn, eat off the plates of those 30 strangers?...
Prosciutto Soup
The other day I noticed the section in the meat department at the grocery store where they sell the "ends" of the...
Oranges for a Lifetime
Yesterday morning I went to the local Saturday market on a mission: gather as many different citrus tissue wrappers as...
Where are the eggs?
"Excuse me. Where are the eggs?" On my first grocery shopping trip last June, I searched all over the refrigerator...
Going German
I harkened back to my German roots today and cooked sausage in a kraut of red cabbage, beets and onions. I could post...
A Ligurian Lunch
Dinner the night before was followed by a long lunch the next day. Renata and Angelo, who live in a town within...
Dinner with Sanremo Friends
It's a natural for friends to gather for food and conversation. This is worldwide, but I find that the Italians do it...
Pureéd Rabbit Livers
It's an old time, secret family recipe and I took an oath not to reveal the ingredients, but I can show a couple of...
Sorry. No Fettucine Alfredo
In reading my blog posts about what I'm eating here, I hope that you'll realize how much broader the Italian culinary...
Five Countries. One Table.
We got together to celebrate Anaïs's 24th birthday with traditional Milanese apperitivi at an "art bar" in town....
Farm Fresh on a Sunny Day
Saturday. Clear blue skies. About 50 degrees. Yes! I headed down the canal on my bike, but decided on a change of...
Bluone: Open Hearts in Bologna
Years ago, a girlfriend of mine from Seattle traveled and stayed with Marcello and Raffaella Tori of BluOne Cooking...
Signage & Storefronts
As a designer and artist, being here in Italy is a pilgrimage to the home of all the motifs, patterns and visual...
Tartuffo Bianco in Bologna
OK. So add Bologna to my list of amazing places to visit in Italy. It's right up there with Venice, (which makes me...
Polenta and Porcini
From my journal entry, 23 January. Bergamo. Bergamo is beautiful and reminds me of San Gimignano in Tuscany. I'm on in...
Bergamo: “Home on the Mountain”
For 4 Euro and 20 cents - about $6.00 - each way, I was able to hop on the train and take a 45 minute ride to Bergamo,...
Apologies to Vegetarians
I guess this blog site might be a turn-off to vegetarians. Sorry about that. I'm living in Italy. Not just meat, but...
Wild Boar at 10:00 P.M.
Mmm. It's 10:00 p.m. and I just cut into a big chunk of Cinghiale Bresaola - uncooked, aged, wild boar meat....
How About a Mortadella Burger?
This could easily be the next big thing. The new, chic food. All it would take is some hip New York restaurant to put...