The Wine of the Week: Le Chiantigiane Galestro Rosso IGT Toscana 2003
Thursday March 31, 2005
Galestro started out as a white wine with a mission: to provide an outlet for all the white grapes in Tuscan vineyards that winemakers stopped putting into their Chianti in ... Read More
Cooking? Read the Labels First
Monday March 28, 2005
We usually keep a package of puff pastry dough in the freezer, because it's much quicker to buy than to make, and is quite versatile too. The other day Elisabetta ... Read More
Got fish? Roast it in salt.
Thursday March 24, 2005
To begin with, Buona Pasqua!
Easter in Italy means lamb -- roasted, stewed, or as you please. However, Good Friday is a Vigilia Nera, a vigil during which the faithful ... Read More
The Wine of the Week: Vignamaggio IGT Toscana 2001
Monday March 21, 2005
Easter, at least in Italy, is an occasion for lamb or kid, and though there are people who buy chops and fry them, it's much more likely to be a ... Read More
Something quick in the meantime
Saturday March 19, 2005
Preparing for Easter can be an extremely time consuming task. However, one still has to eat. How about a veal piccata, a simple Milanese dish that is in some ways ... Read More
An Easter Idea: Lamb in Cream of Asparagus
Saturday March 19, 2005
In Italy, lamb and kid are the meats of choice for Easter, to the point that animal rights advocates hold protests every year, and suggest that people try something else, ... Read More
Addio Bartolo
Tuesday March 15, 2005
Bartolo Mascarello, the Grand Old Man of Barolo, died this weekend. He was fiercely independent and everyone acknowledged him, whether they agreed with him or not -- in the course ... Read More
The Wine of the Week: Rodano Chianti Classico 2001
Wednesday March 9, 2005
As a general rule, this estate cellars its wines for a year longer than most, and the extra time contributes considerably to the wine's poise and elegance. The 2001 is ... Read More
Broccoli Raab: Holding up Very Well This Year
Tuesday March 8, 2005
Broccoli Raab, also known as cime di rapa in Italy, are one of the most popular south Italian winter vegetables, blessed with a sharpness that is quite nice with garlic ... Read More
The cold just won't leave us be...
Sunday March 6, 2005
Folks, we're still shivering and people in Northern Italy are being told to stay off the roads (many of those who failed to heed this advice on Thursday spent the ... Read More
The Wine of the Week: Fattoria di Artimino Rosato di Carmignano Vin Ruspo DOC 2003
Tuesday March 1, 2005
Vin Ruspo means "stolen wine," and was made by the sharecroppers of Carmignano, not far from Florence, who would take the day's last load of grapes home, stand the hopper ... Read More