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Traditional Holiday cookie, Cartellate/Cluster are filled with ho…
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | November 12th 2009
You ask, what could be more decadent, and I say absolutely nothing. Cartellate are traditionally made during Christmas. They are traditional Pulgiese fried pastries, filled with roasted almonds, honey, spices and chocolate. Apulia is a peninsula that read more
Wine celebrated in style in HONGKONG..
Bordeaux wine news | November 6th 2009 by Maxine
CHINA : Based on the model of the "Fête du Vin" (wine festival) which is held in Bordeaux every two years, the first Hong Kong wine and gastronomy festival was a success, attracting 70,000 visitors. On Saturday, the front page of Hong Kong's read more
Swordfish, a classic Greek gastronomy pleasure
Discover Rhodes | November 6th 2009 by nikos
Swordfish is a fast-growing giant that weighs 24 kilos at the age of one year, beefing up to 140 kilos the next and can reach 650 kilos when fully grown. Xiphias gladius, commonly known as swordfish can reach up to 7 meters in length. Its “sword, read more
From Vine to Vintage at Nicolas Feuillatte
We love champagne | November 3rd 2009
This video (courtesy of Luxury Channel) takes us to the Champagne region of France within the Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne House. In total, their vine territories spread across 2000 ha or 300 different villages. The Champagne region is made of 5 coun read more
From Vine to Vintage at Nicolas Feuillatte
We love champagne | November 3rd 2009
This video (courtesy of Luxury Channel) takes us to the Champagne region of France within the Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne House. In total, their vine territories spread across 2000 ha or 300 different villages. The Champagne region is made of 5 coun read more
Alicante, this year’s gastronomic capital
HotelSearch.com Blog | November 1st 2009
The classic culinary festival Lo Mejor de la Gastronomia (The Best of Gastronomy), which year after year brings together the country’s best chefs, celebrates its XI edition in the city of Alicante. It will take place between Sunday, the 8th of Nov read more
A recipe from Gargano; Calzone con Cipolla
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 31st 2009
Some time ago just after I completed a private Italian language program in Bologna, I took a cooking class from a master chef in Puglia Italy. It was a wonderful personal experience to learn some of the recipes of the region and to use my newfound k read more
Ricotta Ravioli from “the old country”
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 27th 2009
For me there just isn’t any other pasta that is as good as old fashion ricotta ravioli. My grandmother was the expert in our family and thank goodness she loved to teach us all how to cook. I often wonder when I read stories by chefs or others wh read more
Paris Budget
vacation and holiday info | October 26th 2009 by Bordin Dacharlers
Admit or not, the biggest chunk of consideration when planning about a certain trip is all about, money. You are worried that you cannot book the next flight. You do not know where to stay for a night or two. You are anxious on what to eat the succee read more
The origins of Veuve Clicquot
We love champagne | October 26th 2009
Madame Clicquot's life could have been typical of that of many 18th-century young ladies in France. Born into a wealthy family, she made a good marriage to François Clicquot, who owned a Champagne business, in 1798, before giving birth to a li read more
The origins of Veuve Clicquot
We love champagne | October 26th 2009
Madame Clicquot's life could have been typical of that of many 18th-century young ladies in France. Born into a wealthy family, she made a good marriage to François Clicquot, who owned a Champagne business, in 1798, before giving birth to a li read more
The Ginger Ale Conspiracy
EriePressible: The Blog | October 24th 2009 by Emma Steinfeld
I don’t normally drink caffeinated beverages after about 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. My cut-off time used to be noon, but I’ve gotten a little lax with that since my bed time has gotten later at night. I usually have a rather large read more
Ode to the Pumpkin: Day 4
Junior Society | October 22nd 2009 by Robert Mahar
No self-respecting salute to the pumpkin would be complete without a pumpkin pie post. In our house, this Thanksgiving staple has been concocted according to a recipe in Cotton Country Cooking published by the Junior League of Morgan County, Decatur read more
Ravioli Dolci di Puglia
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 22nd 2009
One of my friends on Foodbuzz was looking for ideas on how to use Ficoco, which is fig jam with cocoa. Sugar was expensive to produce so many things were made with jams or mosto cotto (grape syrup) to sweeten cakes, cookies etc. Itlians have many jam read more
Panettone: A traditional sweet bread is a symbol of Christmas gre…
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 19th 2009
A traditional cake/bread made at Christmas time, panettone was created in the Lombardy region of Italy and is the undisputable holiday favorite. Scholars have traced panettone back to the middle ages. The dome shaped sweet bread as I prefer to call i read more
From Cape Cod bog’s – Cranberry Walnut Bread
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 14th 2009
Cranberries are native to North America and it is known that Indians served cranberries at the first Thanksgiving dinner and used them with venison. They are an amazing fruit growing under sand and wetlands. European settlers actually give them their read more
FINE Champagne magazine
We love champagne | October 12th 2009
There’s a very strong Champagne player in the publishing industry, a magazine specifically dedicated to Champagne. As the world´s first international Champagne magazine, FINE Champagne Magazine was launched to celebrate this unique wine and region read more
FINE Champagne magazine
We love champagne | October 12th 2009
There’s a very strong Champagne player in the publishing industry, a magazine specifically dedicated to Champagne. As the world´s first international Champagne magazine, FINE Champagne Magazine was launched to celebrate this unique wine and region read more
Things that make you eat your words...
an african down under | October 12th 2009 by Henno
I was reading the MX, one of Brisbane’s leading street press dailies, on the train the other day and I got hooked on an article about James Wannerton; an Englishman who could literally taste his words due to a rare brain condition called gustatory read more
Carciofi o carciofini sott’olio
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 8th 2009
Artichokes are served in Italy in antipasti preserved in olive oil. The baby artichokes are most often used and are much easier to prepare. However, even though they are grown in California they don’t seem to be found in the markets or are availa read more
GASTRONOMY ON CRUISE SHIPS.
Winesworld's Blog | October 7th 2009 by Morten Pedersen
Modern cruise ships are virtual floating hotels designed by specialized “ship architects”, and built in Finland or Italy. These two countries developed expertise and have the skilled labour to construct using even the most sophisticated design read more
lunch is underrated
Chookooloonks | October 7th 2009 by Karen
One lazy day this past summer, when I was in Oregon, my friend Alex announced she was about to make herself a sandwich. "Would you like me to make you one?" she kindly offered. "Um, sure!" I said. "Thanks! Anything would b read more
Funghi lumache e salsiccia con polenta taragna
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 6th 2009
We often shop in 2 markets in Como, Italy; one is the main market in the center of Como and the other is the Ipera in Grandate. Very near to this market is a little local restaurant called Ristorante Arcade. There isn’t much about the curb view of read more
Bringing Home the Water
Traveblog | October 5th 2009 by John Curd
Well, we’re back for our first full day back at home after a wonderful trip around France and feeling a little cool. The larder was bare so we popped out shopping to get supplies. Carol fancied something warming and suggested a Spaghetti Bolognese read more
Vieste Foggia, a unique village on the coastline of Gargano Italy
Piacere - Food & Travel without rules! | October 5th 2009
Vieste Foggia is located in Puglia in the southeast of Italy. The old medieval town stands on the eastern coastline of the Gargano; a peninsula protruding towards Dalmatia, surrounded by the Adriatic Sea and separated from the Apennines by the Tavoli read more
bonus shot: veggie curry
Chookooloonks | October 3rd 2009 by Karen
It's cooler and rainy outside today, so I decided to make a huge vat of vegetarian curry. Normally, I'd share the recipe, but the truth is that I don't know it yet -- this was mostly an experiment. Turned out pretty well, though. Once pe read more
Scarlett Johansonn, the Moet muse
We love champagne | October 1st 2009
The Moet House of Champagne has had a new Muse for six months now, Scarlett Johansonn. Moet had a stroke of genius when choosing the Hollywood actress and was the first Champagne House to ever be that bold. It didn’t come as a surprise though as Mo read more
A Revival of Peruvian Cuisine
The Karikuy Blog | September 30th 2009 by Julio Tello
This past Friday our little crew of four headed over to the Lima’s Parque de la Exposicion to attend the second annual Mistura Gastronomic Food Festival. Now for someone whose objective, while volunteering with Perupedia, is to contribute about Per read more
Hello You!
Junior Society | September 30th 2009 by Robert Mahar
I’m crazy for these new Get-Set Placemats by Hello Hanna, with their cute pop-up characters that Junior can customize with the accompanying sticker sheets. Choose from Hello Robot, Hello Me and Hello Jungle. I think these would be brilliant f read more
Make a Wish
Junior Society | September 29th 2009 by Robert Mahar
A collaboration between childhood friends and now long distance business partners (Europe and the Middle East), Ce Que Je Vous is a new line of children’s sleepwear. The name translates from French as “All wish for…” Thes read more
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