Campania Food Lovers’ Guide While Campania isn’t an Italian region you may immediately know by name – like Tuscany or Sicily – every food lover knows its most famous produce. Visit Campania with me on a small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour! From the creamy, sweet, lactic mozzarella di bufala made on the fertile […]
Bologna Quadrilatero Market Guide I love so many of Italy’s brilliant food markets, but Bologna’s immense Quadrilatero has a special place in my heart. Explore Bologna’s Quadrilatero on my small-group food & wine tour of Emilia-Romagna There’s a breathtaking variety of goods – fresh and prepared – from across Emilia-Romagna, dubbed ‘Italy’s food valley’ for […]
Top Wine Regions in Veneto The Veneto is Italy’s most prolific wine-producing region – hardly surprising given it’s home to the popular sparkling wines of Prosecco and whites of Soave plus the iconic reds of Valpolicella. Taste these wines and more on my small-group food & wine tour to the Veneto & Venice There are […]
Food Guide To Venice Like A Local Every guidebook calls Venice ‘La Serenissima’ and leaves it at that, as if the name alone explains an ancient city spread over 130+ islands, threaded by 176 canals, and with no roads at all (except on Lido). Experience Venice Like a Local on my Small-Group Veneto Food & […]
Padua Food Lovers’ Guide Padua, ‘the painted city’ (Padova Urbs Picta), is UNESCO-listed for its extraordinary 14th-century frescoes painted by Giotto and his followers. Explore Padua on my Small-Group Food & Wine Tour of Venice & Veneto Called Padova in Italian, this lovely city punches well above its size for food and wine too – […]
Verona Food Lovers’ Guide While Verona is called ‘the city of lovers’ as the setting for Romeo and Juliet, there’s a lot more to see in this UNESCO World Heritage-listed city than Juliet’s alleged balcony (see FAQ below for more on that). Discover Verona on my Small-Group Food & Wine Tour of Veneto & Venice! […]
Best Bars in Venice Italians love an aperitivo, but Venice does bar culture like nowhere else in Italy. Long before craft cocktails and natural wine lists became a global trend, the best bars in Venice had perfected the art of ‘cicchetti e un’ombra’. Visit Venice’s Best Bàcari on my Small-Group Food & Wine Tour The […]
Classic Risottos of Venice & Veneto No one does risotto like the Venetians – and a few favourites are the classic risottos of Venice & Veneto. Eat The World’s Best Risottos On My Small-Group Food & Wine Tour Of Venice & Veneto vVenetians combine their local vialone nano rice with whatever seasonal produce is at […]
Best Restaurants in Venice Sant’Erasmo, in the Venetian lagoon between Murano and Burano, is the vegetable garden of Venice. It’s also home to Osti in Orto, an exciting initiative by a group of Venetian restaurateurs growing their own produce. Eat at venice’s best Restaurants on my small-group Venice & Veneto Food & Wine Tour! Not […]
Best Bars In Bologna What Italians call a ‘bar’ is generally both a café and somewhere to buy alcohol. Many are also licenced as tabacchi, so conveniently sell bus tickets, stamps and phone cards too. Visit some of Bologna’s best bars on my small-group food & wine tour of Emilia-Romagna! Whether you want a little […]