Archive for the ‘Foodology’ Category
I love a good happy hour. Then again, what's not to love? Cheap drinks. Cheap nibbles. And all before 5 o'clock. On our first day in Florence we strolled aimlessly down the cobbled streets looking for some light fare and a glass of Italian vino. We asked a gentlemen moseying by where we could find just that [...]
It's a good day. I was invited to take the night off work to sip 100 different wines (I did NOT try them all), taste bite-size delicacies from more than two dozen well renowned restaurants (I DID try them all) and have a chance to brush elbows with my celebrity chef crush, Tyler Florence. Yep. I would definitely call that a good [...]
In the brisk morning hours in Florence, there was only one thing I wanted to do, go to the local Pasticceria and devour my new favorite pastry Millefoglie Glassato al Pistacchio. Millefoglie is an Italian dessert made by layering puff pastry with either a pastry or chantilly cream. We had discovered this little flaky piece of [...]
I definitely wasn’t going to leave Italy without chomping on a soft, light piece of carb-infested focaccia. Next to gelato, it was the most talked about must-eat food and I don’t like to miss out on…anything. Though there are focaccia joints scattered all over Italia, when we selected La Cambusa in Manarola, Cinque Terre, we [...]
I start every morning with a non-fat, decaf, sugar-free vanilla cappuccino. Peter simply calls it the “Why Bother”. But, it is my not-so-guilty pleasure and I have never claimed to be a coffee connoisseur. As long as my foamy capp isn’t watery, I’m good. Now it would be an entirely different story if you gave [...]
A special invite to Seghesio’s 8th Annual BBQ was a welcomed excuse to play hooky from work, get buzzed mid-afternoon and not have to explain the shameful amounts of sauce dripping down my fingertips. At one point, I literally was looking down at the barbecue rib remnants on my upper arm. How’d that get there? [...]
I originally wanted to spend our fourteenth wedding anniversary sipping champagne on the veranda of a cozy B&B overlooking the coast, but eating lambs brain in San Francisco was a close second. Though I was unaware of Locanda’s offal menu, I have to admit that my eyes sparkled as I read; pig’s head, tripe, oxtails [...]
I was school-girl giddy about going to Mercato Centrale in Florence. This is one of the most impressive indoor produce, vegetable and meat markets in Italy, a foodie masterpiece. It is the principal marketplace in town, where you can buy your groceries, oils, vinegars, etc. or eat a meal on the fly at one of the focaccia or pasta booths. Immediately upon entering the [...]
What do you think of when you hear the 4th of July? Sparklers, bottle rockets & BBQ’s? How about award winning vino, poolside service and a band playing amongst Francis Ford Coppola’s stunning vineyard backdrop? That’s my kind of Independence, living the good life on Coppolas resort-style patio. Sipping my margarita. The one time I will [...]
After you have satisfied your gastronomical needs with a fine dinner, grab some popcorn and watch these flicks centered around cooking, eating and cherishing food. This is a list of movies where food plays an integral part of the plot, it is not just mere background. How many have you seen? 1. Antique (Korean, [...]
