Sometimes I think the man upstairs, the man with a plan, our Holy Father, God, whatever you would like to call him, has a very funny sense of humour. If you had ever said that a glutton like myself who wakes everyday if only to eat and cook, would become part of the gluten free /…
Archives for August 2015
Why visit Le Marche?
Having never been a fan for the often underwhelming Italian beaches on the Adriatic side, I was not excited about our trip down the coastline of Le Marche along the Riviera di Conero. I started to cheer up as we passed several metal food trucks selling porchetta (roast suckling pig) along the coast. While it…
The secret delights of Romagna
Driving down towards the Adriatic Sea from Emilia, we enter Romagna and its vineyard-covered hills. We have officially left Emilia and entered Romagna. An obvious indication of this is the rudimentary signs for piadina places. These are informal countryside restaurants with large groups of family and friends sitting outdoors enjoying the local flatbreads, traditionally griddled on terracotta or…
Bologna: A food lover’s heaven
Bologna is a food lover’s idea of heaven. Piazza Maggiore is the heart of the city and ground zero for food sightseeing. Even Eataly (the Italian gourmet food emporium) has opened a branch on one of the major food streets leading off the east side of Piazza Maggiore (Via degli Orefici). Along the streets of…