Last spring, Mike Steinberger asked, hopefully, whether Amazon.com could end the war over direct wine deliveries. He continued: “the entry of the Internet retailing colossus into the [...]
I campi che si stendono nella pianura attorno a Bologna sono costellati di queste piccole edicole votive dedicate in maggior parte alla Madonna per ringraziamento (o richiesta) della [...]
SIPT: white wine White wine has not ridden the good-for-you train as far, fast or as well as red wine. Yesterday, white wine almost suffered derailment. First, German researchers said that the [...]
In a piece entitled, “Eat Local; Drink European,” Eric Asimov of the NYT tackles the apparent paradox at the core of San Francisco restaurants: while the menus extol fresh local [...]
Scroll down for English versionTempo di zucca. Che ne dite se oltre al classico risotto e ai tortelli, con la zucca facciamo una buona torta? Magari una dall'aspetto cioccolatoso, morbida, umida [...]
The other day one of my neighbors asked me how often I cook. I think he was curious to know if I cook everyday. But, now that I think of it, I'm not actually sure what he was asking me - maybe [...]
Writing in Friday’s Globe and Mail of Toronto, Beppi Crosariol, the paper’s wine columnist, weighs in on the topic of Cabernet Franc. Provocatively, he writes “Most cabernet [...]
Read it in English Language Con l'arrivo dell'autunno Food-0-grafia si sta attrezzando per diventare sempre più una specie di rivista virtuale di food e fotografia e... tutto quello che ci [...]
I recently posted about blind tasting Bordeaux 2005 with Robert Parker. Last week, via the “inaugural edition” of his monthly e-newsletter, he produced his own summation of the [...]
Read it in English Language Avete tempo di fotografare solo alla sera? La stanza dove scattate ha finestre piccole e buie? Questo post continua ad analizzare le basi della fotografia di food [...]
I tend to follow the sun around the house each day. From room to room, not unlike a cat. I like how it warms cushions on the couch in the morning, streams into my breakfast bowl at the kitchen [...]
Read it in English Language Scusate se negli ultimi giorni sto aggiornando il blog con meno frequenza ma vari lavori e l'acquisto di un nuovo studio (con tutta la burocrazia relativa) mi [...]
SIPPED: hype The Telegraph in the UK runs a story with the headline: “2009 Bordeaux vintage ’set to be best in 60 years thanks to perfect weather.’” The 2005s are mad. [...]
Andrea and I have been friends for a few years now. She writes inspiring articles about people and their deep connections with food. And she writes books that dive head-first into the topic at [...]
So the King of Spain, 18 bottles of Grenache, and a man wanted by Interpol walk into a conference in Rioja. Sound like the start of a bad joke? Welcome to the reality that is Wine Future! The [...]
Chi di voi non conosce City il famoso giornale/quotidiano distribuito gratuitamente a Roma, Milano, Torino, Bologna, Napoli, Genova, Firenze, Verona e Bari? Forse solo chi non vive in queste [...]
John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar, joins us again for a Q&A. I asked him six questions; he replied with over 10,000 words! So grab a glass of wine, throw [...]
Read it in English Language Quando sfogliate un libro di cucina italiana "tradizionale" scritto da un autore anglosassone è sempre alto il rischio di trovare ricette raccolte qua e là e [...]
I've worked my way through a stack of garlic soup recipes over the years. Some clipped from magazines or torn from newspapers, others scribbled in shorthand on scraps of paper. It is a [...]
SIPPED: disclosure The FTC has promulgated new guidelines that include disclosure of “material connections” (in cash or kind) for bloggers as of December 1. Should this apply to [...]
Scroll down for English versionLa crema pasticcera è una delle preparazioni base della pasticceria che non richiede grande impegno nella realizzazione, io direi che è piuttosto facile. Buona, [...]
On Wednesday evening I attended a tasting of fifteen wines from Bordeaux 2005. The vintage was widely hailed as superb and pre-recession demand drove the prices into the stratosphere. Aside [...]
Togliersi il camice da scienziato e tornare in campagna per coltivare riso, frutta e verdura? Let it be. Usare un metodo inusuale per condurre la fattoria, niente biologico e nemmeno [...]
In August, I dropped by the Manhattan studio of the public radio show Marketplace studio and chatted with reporter Caitlin Carroll about sherry. She was interested in it since apparently the [...]
I think it must have been the combination of daybreak pain au chocolates, afternoon tarts, and twilight glasses of Chablis that sent me scrambling for my favorite soup recipes upon arriving [...]