Turin and chocolate: 10 days of sweetness
From 10 October until 27 November, you must mark in your diary: Cioccola-Tò, the Turin Chocolate Festival 2023. Well, the appointment of Italy’s most delicious popular festival has been renewed…
Winegrowing in Tuscany
Winegrowing in Tuscany – a millennia-old tradition
Tuscan cuisine
Traditional Tuscan cuisine is considered “cucina povera”, i.e. poor people’s cuisine with a rural-peasant flavour.
Italy’s pick-me-up – espresso
Who doesn’t love this pick-me-up aromatic drink served in small cups? It originated in Milan, where it became fashionable around 1900. In terms of machines, there are various ways to prepare an espresso: Semi-automatic and fully automatic machines as well as hand-lever machines and single- and double-circuit machines are common options.
Italian cheese
Cheese is in Italy fixed part of the italian kitchen and food. Some information here
Culinary insights into Tuscan cuisine
Whether Tuscan cuisine serves as the cradle of haute cuisine or “only” Italian cuisine is really not important, you should form your own opinion and find out – either way, the cucina toscana is simply top-notch.
Latin lover still living in Italy? Enjoy your holiday in Italy.
Gianna Nannini was singing about him in the 80´and we all of us were dreaming about – do he exist?
Famous tuscan vegetable soup
Tuscany is famous for its soups. There are several Tuscan soups that are particularly invigorating in winter (but not only there) and are also delicious. Here is a general guide,…