Category Archives: Italian Delicacies
Upper West Side At Christmas Time
I don’t know about you but the last week of the year always seems like summation time. What you’ve done, what you haven’t done, what has changed and what has remained the same. It also tends to bring up all … Continue reading
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Indigenous Italian Varieties: Caddiu Nero from Sardinia
I am skipping over one grape variety this week because I am a bit rushed but next week will report on that all important one: Cabernet Sauvignon. For today however, I want to talk about Caddiu Nero, a little known … Continue reading
Bottega Falai – Tuscan Chef Iacopo Falai Expands Empire
I’ve just been in the mood for Tuscany lately, what can I say. I was there just two short weeks ago having dinner with friends I have known for 20 years. I miss those carefree Tuscan days and my friends … Continue reading
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Weddings, Friends & Nostalgia
I haven’t written in a long while it seems but I was working very hard before going on a 10 day trip to Il Bel Paese. I’m staying with friends at the moment near my second home, Milan. My dear … Continue reading
Italian Indigenous Varieties: Blanc de Morgex – Valle d’Aosta
The origins of this Italian grape variety are not 100% agreed upon or clear, even to the “authorities.” Some put forth the idea that it is related to grapes in neighboring Piedmont while others suggest it is a field mutation … Continue reading
Italian Artists: Movimento Degli Arcani & Apulia
Life is sometimes stranger than fiction and this past weekend it seemed that many of my different lives came together in a strange union of coincidences. As I mentioned when I changed the theme on my blog some months ago, … Continue reading
Vinitaly 5: Expanding My Horizons
This Vinitaly I have lived the fair in a new way looking at it from more of an institutional focus and thinking about what it means for the economy, the people who work there and the industry in general. Of … Continue reading
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Vinitaly Day 2: Sailing From Italy To New York With High Goals
I’m working this year in a different way during Vinitaly so I can’t get to see or do all that I might like to do but I think everyone feels the same way. There are some initiatives I must say … Continue reading
