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Italy’s Gastronomic Heartland Click photo to shop. After a good nights sleep, my morning cappuccino paired with bread and a semi-soft home made sheep’s cheese, I went outside to breathe in the refreshing cool morning air. I was waiting for dad to go on a morning walk. While waiting, I was thinking about pairing my [...]
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Food and Wine Pairing from the Heart of Parma’s, Apennine Mountains We were engrossed in the ancient City of Florence and its modern influences and lifestyles. It is particularly interesting to observe the Tuscans pair their wine with their food. However, it was time to move on, and visit my family’s hometown, hamlet, paese in [...]
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Wine Pairing with Italian Food in Tuscany, Italy Motoring along the Autostrada to Florence you will see a sign, Orvieto. This sign tells us that we are entering serious wine country, where wine pairing with Italian food is a lifestyle. In 50 to 70 minutes, depending on the weight of your foot, we come [...]
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Enjoying Food and Wine at the Autogrill! Before we talk about Italian food, it is important to know how to drive safely on Italy’s Autostrada and arrive in one piece at a café-Autogrill. Driving in Italy is serious business Therefore, a note about driving on the autostrada is a good idea. The Autostrada is a [...]
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Authentic Italian Seafood Food and Wine, and a Visit to Faraglioni, Blue Grotto What a beautiful place! A floral garden above and beyond what any architectural landscaper could create. It is like a large flowerpot with a variety of floral plants and miniature vacation homes that are set between the flowers. Yet, one plant stands [...]
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Authentic Italian Food and Wine From Antiquity to Modern Home Cooking A must when you visit Naples is to go to the ruins of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. The land that surrounds this volcanic mountain is fertile and productive. The ruins remind us that nature, at will, in the blink of an eye, can take [...]
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Authentic Italian Food and Wine - Neapolitan Pasta and Beans, Plus Pizza Our second day in the Province of Naples was a bit different from that of the average tourist. We had a very light breakfast with Melina and her immediate family, Peppino her husband and their two boys Pierro and Giovanni. After breakfast Peppino [...]
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Authentic Italian Food and Wine from Naples It was a bright, hot, sunny August day when we drove south from Rome to Compania. The land to the west was green and farms were heavily cultivated. They were growing vegetables and fruits that give the taste to Southern Italy’s popular cooking. The panorama to the east [...]
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Is the Food Italian or is the Food Italian American? – Part III We were on our last day in Rome and we decided it should be a day of relaxation, good Italian food, good Italian wine and day dreaming. I must admit that at that time of my life I had quite an active [...]
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More Authentic Italian Food and Wine From Rome The next few days in Rome were spent on foot visiting the various Roman attractions. As we walked from one neighborhood to another hunger for Italian food would eventually take over our systems. We would then pop into the first trattoria with an open door, and in [...]
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Fine china for the finest table place settings with a gourmet dinner.
This is an excellent choice for everyday dinnerware or entertaining.
Copper cookware distributes heat evenly to the food; click on the cooper cookware to purchase.
Ligurian Extra virgin olive oil is a delicate a full flavored extra virgin olive oil
Excellent Italian rice
Potato Starch
Fresh Porcini
Mushrooms