More Proof that Love is the Best Ingredient I’ve been trying to spend some time in Catania for years, but it has always eluded me. I had come close last Spring when I spoke briefly at two conferences… more →
Carbonara's Weblogwrote 1 year ago: More Proof that Love is the Best Ingredient I’ve been trying to spend some time in Catania for years … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Technology is improving every aspect of our lives, and fortunately, wine drinking is no different. T … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Real Italian Cooking is Often Simple, But Not Easy. Guests and fish both stink after three days … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Will Lyons on Wine: The Hunt for Nebbiolo – WSJ.com. Excellent article by Will Lyons of the Wa … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Aglio, Olio and Pommodorini Aglio, olio e pepperoncino (garlic, olive oil and hot pepper) is one of … more →
wrote 2 years ago: There’s no more free lunch they say, but are they right? Today Italy celebrates its 150 year anniver … more →
wrote 2 years ago: A Rediscovered Indigenous White Wine. Pecorino, the wine not the cheese, is the first varietal indig … more →
wrote 3 years ago: A feast to make you feel like you’ve died and gone to Heaven I grew up in the United States where we … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Osteria Papavero: As Close As it Gets To Italian Dining in Madison (a guest post from Gillian Nevers … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Don Luigi Riserva 2005, Di Majo Norante, Molise (Italy) Unless it’s a gift to a collector, it’s usua … more →
wrote 3 years ago: A rosé by any other name….. Blinded by my enthusiasm for a new way to pleasantly pollute Prose … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Thinking back on it, drinking pink bubbly with red seeds is not the most macho thing to brag about. … more →
wrote 3 years ago: I’ve always wanted to visit Sardinia, Italy’s other big island (the first is Sicily). I have been to … more →
wrote 3 years ago: There’s a colleague I’ve been meaning to call for a while. Diego’s agency developed the visual image … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Friday night I caught the tail end of a classical music here in L’Aquila. I had to pick up my daught … more →
wrote 5 years ago: Hidden in an elegant basement next to town hall in L’Aquila (look it up, or better yet, come a … more →