Piemonte is one of my favourite dessert destinations. Not only are they famous for their chocolate making skills but they have a mouthwatering range of desserts using local hazelnuts, almonds, eggs, cream and milk. These range from from peaches stuffed with amaretti, panna cotta, gianduia (a hazelnut chocolate spread), hazelnut cakes and biscuits, nougat, brut…
Salone del Gusto 2016 – Not to be missed!
I would be remiss to not share with you all what I think is one of the most important food events of all time. If you love food and drink, particularly Italian food and drink, don’t miss out on Salone del Gusto 2016, from 22 to 26 September in Turin. Salone del Gusto is a biannual event…
And we win the award for…..
My husband and I were discussing hypothetically spending a year living in different parts of Italy. The natural question was, which regions were best at which points of the year? The early summer we decided was best for the beaches of the Amalfi coast in Campagna, Sardegna and Sicily. The late summer we would prefer to avoid…
