Food and Wine
The Italian tradition of going for an aperitivo at a bar before lunch or dinner is great...very civilised. The bar snacks accompanying it can… read more
marcella posted on
2 answers | Last answered by latoca 15 years 3 months ago
I have finally started making my own pesto and it's so much better than from a jar!!! I am only on the green pesto at the moment, does anyone have… read more
juventus36 posted on
7 answers | Last answered by Heiko 15 years 3 months ago
My husband and I are just back from a lovely weekend in London, where we went for an aperitivo in the wine theatre ( http://www.thewinetheatre.… read more
latoca posted on
3 answers | Last answered by latoca 15 years 3 months ago
During my last trip to Italy I ate the best Lasagne ever... Finally, I decided to experiment with cooking something typical Italian. Well,… read more
Monica posted on
18 answers | Last answered by Anonymous (not verified) 4 years 11 months ago
We all have cooking tips and techniques learnt through personal experience or because someone else was kind enough to tell us. The idea behind this… read more
Gala Placidia posted on
0 answers | Last answered by Gala Placidia 11 years 11 months ago
We all come to Italy for different reasons; sometimes food and wine etc to the fore. Occasionally however we crave for a return to the good old… read more
Andrew posted on
28 answers | Last answered by anilyadav34 15 years 4 months ago
One of our fig trees yields a lot of fruits these days. Too much to eat and we wondered what to do. I found a recepy that made a nice salsa to… read more
LivarandSofie posted on
9 answers | Last answered by Ronald A.Holdaway 15 years 4 months ago
I dont know if Heiko is still known as Heikover in this community, but can I recommend his wine tasting evenings for the people in the Lunigiana… read more
alma posted on
3 answers | Last answered by Heiko 15 years 5 months ago
A fairly comprehensive list of words related to food and wine has been prepared by a few of us. It still needs revision, corrections, additions… read more
Gala Placidia posted on
0 answers | Last answered by Gala Placidia 11 years 11 months ago
new homeowners in Gagliano Aterno ( nw of Sulmona in mountains), serious foodlovers, can't wait to start exploring upon arrival next week.… read more
grsimon posted on
3 answers | Last answered by Postmac 15 years 4 months ago
A few weeks ago I started a thread in the old forum about this topic. I still think that it would be great if we could all share our favourite… read more
Gala Placidia posted on
12 answers | Last answered by Gala Placidia 14 years 8 months ago
This community is wonderful. In the last few days since I registered as a new member I have had posts from people giving replies to my earlier… read more
FromNowOn posted on
10 answers | Last answered by alan h 14 years 11 months ago