Best Italian Sparkling Wines Italy’s sparkling wines, or ones named for them, were many people’s first foray into the world of bubbles. Visit a Prosecco vineyard high on the hills of Valdobbiadene on my small-group food & wine tour to the Veneto & Venice Coming of drinking age in Australia in the early ’80s, it […]
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. Fly into Milan to join one of my small-group food & wine tours of Northern Italy But […]
Florence Mini Food Tour Everyone loves Tuscany, especially Florence. My love affair with Italy began in 1989 on my first visit to Florence – the imposing Duomo, with its green and pink marble walls and distinctive terracotta-tiled dome, won my heart at first sight. After Florence, join me next door in Emilia-Romagna – like Tuscany […]
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 there are fewer tourists. Eat with the Locals on my small-group food […]
Best Food Markets in Italy One of my favourite parts of any trip to Italy is walking around the food markets found in every city, neighbourhood, town and village. Discover Italy’s best food markets on my Italian food & wine tours! A wander through an Italian food market is a wonderful way to be 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 Food & Wine Lovers’ Guide 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 nicknamed ‘La Dotta, La Grassa e La […]
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. […]
Parma For Food & Wine Lovers Parma is famous for great food, Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano-Reggiano and eggplant Parmigiana. Create your own Parma food tour with these tips on where to eat in Parma, plus where to drink and stay! Join me on an Italian Food & Wine Tour Starting in Parma! Smaller than neighbouring […]
Southern Italy For Food & Wine Lovers While everything south of Rome is generally considered southern Italy, exactly where ‘the south’ starts depends on who you ask. Join my Southern Italian Food & Wine Tour To Discover The Real Italy The wife of a Calabrian once told me her husband “wasn’t southern”. Well of course […]