With the new year under way, what could be better than getting together around a roaring fire to savour and celebrate that most generous and succulent of animals…the rare but multipurpose BLACK CASERTAN PIG!  Building on the success of last year’s event, Savour the Sannio invites you to join us once again. U’ puorc (as […]

Benvenuti nel nuovo anno, e nelle migliori tradizioni di campagna questo significa… il maiale nuovo! Confortati dal successo dello scorso anno, Savour the Sannio vi invita a riunirvi davanti ad un caminetto per gustare le migliori preparazioni e piatti ricavati da questo principe della stagione: “U Puorco” , il pregiato Nero Casertano. Tradizionalmente un’occasione di […]

An Italian Notebook original article. “First impressions are so important. And in Naples it’s the vegetable antipasti that belt our a trumpet fanfare for the dishes that follow. “The bright and shiny skins of tomatoes from northern Europe promise much but deliver only bland and wooly interiors.  Instead, make a food pilgrimage to Vesuvian soil […]

[slideshow=31] Persimmons are one of the few consolations that come with the onset of winter. It is an odd fruit that rarely leaves people indifferent; you either love them or hate them. To some the sweet slippery texture of a ripe persimmon popping into your mouth is a sensual delight, to others who have had […]

Click here to see published Italian Notebook article S. Pasquale is the patron saint of fertility, wealth and abundance.  The citizens of Airola are particularly devoted to him as he is considered the protector of  women and animals!    Born in Spain in 1540 the saint’s surname, Baylon, means a person who likes dancing and is […]