Italian food is good for the soul! Despite great regional diversity, northern Italy and southern Italy are united by passion for fresh produce, pasta and the shared table. I love the simplicity and seasonality of la cucina Italiana. Here are some of my favourite Italian recipes.
Eggplant Parmigiana Eat Eggplant Parmigiana with me in Parma on a Small Group Food & Wine Tour While the name suggests a clear connection with the northern Italian city of Parma – and eggplant Parmigiana appears on almost every restaurant menu there – southern Italy also claims this delicious dish. It’s traditional to Naples and […]
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy & Rome and dine with me at Ristorante da Ciccio! This deliciously simple dish is so easy even a child can make it (see video below). It’s named for the town of Sorrento on Italy’s Amalfi coast and I first ate it at […]
Pasta alla Puttanesca Join my food & wine tour to Rome & Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! “Puttana” is the Italian word for prostitute and I love the apocryphal story of how Neapolitan pasta alla puttanesca was named. Most respectable Italian women used to (and some indeed still do) shop for fresh […]
Orecchiette with Broccoli & Anchovies Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! This classic dish of orecchiette with broccoli and anchovies hails from Puglia and is also popular in neighbouring Basilicata. It highlights one of the many reasons to love pasta – it’s literally on the table […]
Pasta e Fagioli Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Also called pasta fazool (or pasta fasul), pasta e fagioli is not a precise recipe, every Nonna across Italy makes a variation based on what she has on hand. This is my version, but as long as there’s […]