Archives for Aprile 2009

[slideshow=44] “That was the most inspirational trip I have been on! The time spent in Campania was the best food experience I have had in a long time.  I hope that we can get raw materials good enought ot really impact on flavours.” “The tour was amazing and the experience one never to be forgot.” […]

By Penny Ewles-Bergeron, writer, artist, … finding the many good things in Naples. See the original article with photos at Italian Notebook Some people have fairies at the bottom of their garden. We have the oldest military academy in Europe at the end of our street. La Nunziatella was founded in 1787 to turn out […]

[slideshow=39] by Leslie Xavier– 03/17/2009 I was recently invited by some friends to tour the Biblioteca Nazionale located in the Royal Palace.  When I think of old libraries I think Trinity College,  New York City Public Library or Harvard Library; prodigious centers of learning and scholarly research with huge tomes containing secrets long forgotten.  Bespectacled […]

[slideshow=40] by Gretchen Bloom (for Italian Notebook) Sant’Agata dei Goti, founded by the Goths in the 6th century, boasts some of the deepest cantine (basements) in Italy. Its location on a rock spur between two streams made the old town virtually impregnable…and thanks to the cantine, villagers could store supplies for quite a while. One […]

(link to original article) 1. Figure half a pound of fresh anchovies and one artichoke per person. (The romanesco artichoke is a local variety found here. After removing the tougher leaves and outer fibrous part of the stem, you eat the whole thing, choke and all.) 2. Clean the anchovies of head and spine, and […]