Last week’s International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) annual conference started off with optional Saturday tours; always one of the best parts of the annual conference. It gives you the chance to explore a part of the host city’s food culture in depth, this year San Francisco’s. I lead the “Alice Waters Edible Schoolyard &…
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Ristorante Il Grecale, Anzio (Southern Lazio)
I’d been to Il Grecale with friends in the past and also taken a stroll around the charming port area of this small seaside town in southern Lazio. That was in the summer and today was quite a different atmosphere. It was a blustery February day and we chose Anzio as we were searching for…
Fishing in Belize
Yesterday we spent the day fishing. Cagey, a local fisherman, took us out for the day on his small boat and we hit all his top fishing spots. I’d really hoped to catch a tuna and we nearly did. Maurizio had a barracuda on the line that broke away and even managed to bend the hook…
Chestnut roaster from Pienza
Last week I stopped through Pienza, after a day long Brunello wine, tasting to pick up some cheese and enjoy the beauty of the town. Just as you enter the town from the main piazza outside the town walls there’s a wonderful shop, a sort of combination casalinga/ferramenta, that sells all kinds of articles for…
Crema di Caffè
Crema di Caffè. Served in a small cup, not much larger than an espresso cup. It’s almost like a soft ice cream, and each coffee bar makes its own. This one, in Sacrofano north of Rome, was delightful. A blend of espresso, milk, cream and sugar freshly made and constantly churning to maintain its delicious…
In search of fields of sunflowers
Last year Inta and I decided to take a day trip in search of fields of sunflowers to capture some great photographs. Our timing was off and in the end we missed the season. We swore to each other that we wouldn’t miss the season this year so in June I started scoping out sunflowers….
Beet, arugula, goat cheese and toasted walnut salad
Sometimes the simplest ingredients that can be put together in two seconds produce some of the most amazing results. Sunday we went on a breathtaking (and for me near bone-breaking) hike into the Sabine hills near Farfa. It happened that the day was ensconced between two rainy days and yet Sunday happened to be one…
Tasting China with IACP in Flushing, NY
The IACP annual conference in NYC is proving to be amazing, with eye opening and mouth-watering food experiences. Case in point: today’s Tasting China day-long food tour extravaganza in Flushing, New York’s Chinatown.
Oysters at Nick’s Cove, Tomales Bay – Marshall CA
Oysters aside, the drive up to Marshall is enthralling; a stark and beautiful coastline with a back drop of mountains and blue skies. You occasionally pass through charming, yet humble towns that appear to have been untouched for decades: a small white clapboard church with its steeple reaching up to the sky, a general store,…
Bed And Breakfast Piazza Dante – Napoli
Last week before going to Naples the first thing I did was to check with the blogger community for suggestions on a place to stay. I have to thank Walks of Italy for the two accommodation suggestions made as both were fabulous. We ended up staying at the Dante B&B, so named due to its…
