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Flavours of Italy
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Flavours of Italy is a blog about cooking in Italy - all over Italy. Food, culture, music everything that is Italian - we have the inside knowledge.
Recent Posts
A day in the life of a Flavours host...
A native australian but a true Italophile - Jessica is our host in Tuscany at both our Villa Toscana and Villa Maria properties. We asked her to give us the lowdown of a day in the life of a Flavours guide.6.30 Its always an early start! The day star...
While you\'re waiting for our new brochure for Italian Cookery Holidays...
While you're waiting for our new brochure to arrive from the printers, why not flick through our current one. It's full of plenty Italian inspiration!Flavours of Italy Italian Cooking Holidays 132 St Stephen Street Edinburgh EH3 5AA 0131 625 7002 ...
Olive harvest time!
In most Mediterranean areas of Italy, olives are normally harvested in the months of November, December and January. But in Tuscany, where cooler valleys are sometimes hit by early frosts, the harvest can begin as early as the end of September. Thi...
Autunno, autumn in Tuscany
Autumn is when you can find the most rich flavours in Italy. The intense heat of July and August finally lets up leaving us with vegetables that taste of the golden sunshine and lucious green landscape of this famous region. This is a time to enjoy ...
Economy Gastronomy
Has anyone seen the BBC's newest foodie show Economy Gastronomy? Allegra McEvedy and Paul Merrett - top London chefs are set the unenviable task of devising a system to slash our food bills and eat better than we've ever done before. It seems as a na...
Why not treat yourself to a cooking holiday in Florence...
We just wanted to let you all know that we only have a few spaces left on our Florence cooking holiday, which departs on the 29th August - 5th September. A Flavours Cookery vacation in Florence includes an afternoon of wine tasting and a full days ...

