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 […]
Top 5 Northern Italian Cheeses Before refrigeration and modern transport, especially in remote mountain regions like The Alps, butter-making and cheesemaking were important ways of preserving milk. Like Northern Italian Cheeses? Join me on a Small-Group Italian Food & Wine Tour! Large, cooked, well-pressed wheels, with as much whey as possible extracted, had a long […]
Best Italian Sparkling Wines Italy’s sparkling wines, or ones named for them, were many people’s first foray into the world of bubbles. Join me on a Food & Wine Tour of Northern ItalyHome To The Best Italian Sparkling Wines! Coming of drinking age in Australia in the early ’80s, it was a glass of lambrusco […]
Milan Food Guide: Where to Eat, Drink, Stay & Shop Milan – Italy’s second largest city – is such a convenient spot to fly in and out of, with that breathtaking view of The Alps from Malpensa Airport. Join me on an Italian Food & Wine Tour of Northern Italy But while Milan’s an easy […]
Florence Mini Food Tour Everyone loves Tuscany, especially Florence. My love affair with Italy began in 1989 when I first saw Florence. The imposing Duomo with its green and pink marble walls and distinctive terracotta-tiled dome won my heart at first sight. Join my Italian Food & Wine Tours & discover the parts of Italy […]
Venice Cheap Eats Everyone says Venice is expensive, but that’s not my experience, at least not for eating and drinking. My top tip for enjoying one of my favourite cities at a good price is to go in winter or early spring when it’s relatively tourist-free. Eat with the Locals on my Italian Food & […]
Best Italian Food Markets One of my favourite parts of any food and wine tour in Italy is walking around the food markets found in every city, neighbourhood, town and village. Join my Italian Food & Wine Tours For Walking Tours of Italy’s Best Food Markets A walking tour of Italian food markets is a […]
Romagna Food & Wine Emilia-Romagna may be one political region – but culturally it contains two very different territories. Emilia, in the northwest – home to the foodie cities of Parma, Modena and Bologna – draws most of the attention, while Romagna, in the southeast, remains relatively undiscovered. Join me on an Italian Food & […]
Bologna For Food & Wine Lovers Home of mortadella and Maserati, Bologna is routinely ranked among Italy’s top 10 most liveable cities and has one of the most extensive food markets I’ve ever seen. Join me on an Italian Food & Wine Tour Finishing in Bologna! Bologna is famous for its porticos (covered walkways), all […]
Modena For Food Lovers Cars and cucina – perhaps Ferrari and Francescana – are the things that bring most visitors to Modena in Italy’s ‘food valley’. The startlingly white Romanesque cathedral, with its 90-metre-high bell tower, is impressive, as are the passion and skill of Enzo Ferrari explained through the museum in his family home. […]