Monthly Archives: November 2010

Returning from a recent food staycation hiatus due to being tripped out on tryptophan, I am ready to march forward in my food travels. While I could spend years exploring the extensive history, regional variations, and delectable tastes of Italian … Continue reading →

As promised…Tiramisu. In general, I consider myself a savory over sweet person any day of the week. In Italy however, no matter how stuffed I was from the bread, pasta, meat, and wine, I made sure to order Tiramisu–the traditional … Continue reading →

While Caesar crossed the Rubicon and  and Caligula named one of his horses as a consul and a priest, their stories do not beat my new favorite Roman–Marcus Gavius Apicius. In reading Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa’s A Taste of Ancient Rome, … Continue reading →

(PS sorry for the lack of pictures in these posts–sometimes I travel with my pimped out diesel camera, only to discover that the battery is dead at the most inopportune moments…good thing for cell phones with cameras) After the minestrone, … Continue reading →

Food is meant to be a social experience and where else can you be more social than a cooking class? (Well I guess there are a lot of places…but a cooking class is a good place to start). In this … Continue reading →

We have omelets, the French have quiche, the Spanish have tortillas, and the Italians have frittatas. A frittata is an open-faced omelet that consists of eggs mixed with anything from cheese, to vegetables, to even spaghetti (…leave the last one … Continue reading →

Per Chef Ari’s suggestion–my Italian cooking adventure begins with Ragu. And not the store brand kind. Ragu (commonly referred to as Bolognese sauce) is a traditional Italian meat sauce that originates from Emilia Romagna. This northern part of Italy is … Continue reading →

In Florence, Goodman and I were on  the prowl for a quintessential Italian meal. We wanted to find the Firenze food “Ah ha”–the name we dubbed a taste of something that was just so unbelievably good that skies parted and … Continue reading →