Best Wine Bars in Rome No food and wine tour of Italy is complete without the daily aperitivo. While I enjoy a spritz or sbagliato in many places, in The Eternal City I find myself drawn to some of the best wine bars in Rome for this ritual. Join me for aperitivo at some of […]
Classic Roman Pasta Dishes Romans love their pasta and have four or five favourite sauces that have become the classic Roman pasta dishes. Enjoy these classic Roman pasta dishes on my small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour starting in Rome! Despite the locals never considering themselves “southern”, Rome is far enough south that Roman […]
Best Casual Italian Restaurants in Sydney With our love of espresso, pizza, pasta and vino, Australia could be Italy’s 21st region. After Something Fancier?Check Out Sydney’s Best Italian Fine-Diners! Italian immigrants were among the first to broaden the Anglo-Celtic Aussie palate and we also have them to thank for one of the world’s best coffee […]
Best Italian Restaurants in Sydney I love all things Italian. And we’re more spoilt for choice than ever with the best Italian restaurants in Sydney serving authentic Italian food, lots of it regional. After Something More Casual?Check Out Sydney’s Best Value Italian Restaurants! The best Italian restaurants in Sydney cover the full spectrum, from cutting-edge-modern […]
Best Hotels in Italy You’ve probably guessed by now that I love Italy – its food, wine, people, scenery and history. I also love its beautiful, distinctive hotels, which are some of the best in Europe at creating a sense of place. Join me on an Italian Food & Wine Adventure Staying At Some Of […]
Santarcangelo di Romagna Food Tour Santarcangelo di Romagna, just inland from Rimini on the Adriatic Coast, is one of my favourite Italian villages. It’s a great base for a food tour of southern Romagna and neighbouring Marche. Join me on an Italian Food & Wine Adventure Including Beautiful Santarcangelo! Santarcangelo is a bit of an […]
Comacchio Food Tour Like a mini-Venice, Comacchio is built on 13 islets joined by bridges in the Po Delta. Settlement dates to Etruscan times and for a while Comacchio flourished due to its salt pans. Later powerful neighbours (like Venice, Ferrara and The Holy See) controlled its fate, rarely to the benefit of its inhabitants. […]
Best Restaurants In Italy I love Italy’s wonderful regional diversity; friendly, hospitable people who know how to enjoy life; and simple, delicious food and wine. Every time I go, I make new discoveries, so this isn’t a definitive list of the best restaurants in Italy … Join my Italian Food & Wine Tours & discover […]
Top 5 Prosecco Cocktails Prosecco (also known as glera) is a grape traditionally grown in Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in north-eastern Italy, where it’s made into a light, creamy sparkling white wine also called Prosecco. Join me on a food & wine tour of Venice & Veneto, home of Prosecco cocktails. The best Prosecco is […]
Emilia-Romagna For Food Lovers “The people of Emilia-Romagna eat more, care more and talk more about food than anyone else in Italy,” says food writer Claudia Roden. And in my experience, she’s right! Join me on a Food & Wine Tour of this Delicious Italian Region! Emilia-Romagna stretches almost right across central-northern Italy, from the […]
