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This article originally appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Once upon a time, a Chinese-Canadian girl met a tall, dark, and handsome Italian boy at a bar in a classic meet-cute worthy of a 90s sitcom. Fast-forward thousands of airplane miles, bottles of wine, minutes on Skype and that girl now calls Bergamo her adopted home. …
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. This recipe is such a family favorite that over the last 50 years, my aunt’s fingers have morphed into the perfect shape to stuff the small Roman zucchini. Her index fingers are slightly twisted and curved and make for the perfect tools. As a kid, I ate …
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. I was raised in Manduria near Taranto in Puglia in a masseria built by my great-grandparents in 1881. My great-grandfather Tommaso was rich although not aristocratic, but nonetheless he asked to marry the daughter of a count, Rosina. Rosina brought as a wedding gift to Tommaso some …
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Nothing in this world tastes more like my nonna’s kitchen than Minestra e Pizza, a staple dish of Castelvetere sul Calore in the mountains of Irpinia in Campania. The dish is made of vegetables like wild greens or swiss chard or dandelion greens; whatever is available at …
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Parma is a city full of bicycles with a luscious and loved green park dedicated to the Duchess Maria Luigia, the second wife of Napoleon, at its center. Huge cuts of ham and mammoth wheels of cheese decorate shop windows. If by chance your eyes are too …
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Olive all’ascolana (Ascoli style stuffed olives) are the specialty of Ascoli Piceno and the Southern Marche region, they are always present on the table during Holidays and special occasions, as a second dish or as an appetizer. They can be served by themselves or with other fried …
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Norman castles, medieval aqueducts and Baroque churches around the town of Arena are like hidden surprises around every curve. My nanna (Calabrese way to say nonna) Maria was born in this tiny mountainous town in Calabria. Arena was a colony under Ancient Greece so there are thousands …
This article originally appeared in the October 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Feel like you’re in Siena while cooking at home with these recipes from Chef Vincenzo Giangiordano, husband of Sheryl Ness, who wrote our guide to Siena. Pici Cacio e Pepe Pici is a thick, long pasta that is found on every menu in and around Siena. This …
This article originally appeared in the March 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Read the rest of the Florence restaurants article here. Here’s a very close version of the one served at Osteria dell’Enoteca made by Signora Ricci. It is adapted from Chef Dennis Littley. This adaptation is made with cantuccini and Vinsanto. Lorenzo’s mom makes her own almond cantuccini and …
Traditionally bagna cauda dipping sauce combines only garlic, anchovies and olive oil, served in a small ceramic pot heated by a votive candle, accompanied by with a great variety of vegetables.
