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Sunday in Panzano in Chianti

mercoledì, 10 marzo 2010

This Wednesday I wont’ tell you a Tuscan recipe and I wont’ loose myself into my Grandma’s memories, this Wednesday I’m going to take you all in my car and bring you with me for a ride in the Chiantishire, living again the amazing trip I had on Sunday with some friends, foodbloggers and twitterers. This Wednesday we’re going to Panzano in Chianti, famous not for a particular kind of wine, but for a man who has magic in his hands, a huge heart and a mind full of ideas, recites Dante by heart and has an amazing knowledge of meat, in all its shapes and cuts: we’re going to meet Dario Cecchini in Panzano on the very Sunday when there is a market – Aprilante -, like every first Sunday of each month, with artisans and manufacturers.

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Confessions of a former teetotaler

lunedì, 8 febbraio 2010

Who belong to all those little glasses filled with such a wonderful liquid, rich in flavors, aromas, sensations and emotions? MINE! Oh no, don’t look at me with those faces, with mocking irony, asking me with a naive look: but really you? Giulia the teetotaler? the one that at parties carries her bottle of iced tea and pretends it to be rum? Yes, it’s me! I – or rather Juls’ Kitchen – have been invited to the Distillerie Bonaventura Maschio of Gaiarine (TV) for a wonderful visit of the company, an interesting lecture on distillation and different great spirits of worldwide excellence, accompanied by a specific tasting.

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Scotland – My Scrapbook

venerdì, 28 agosto 2009

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Finally it’s time to face my travel and give you a short view of my holidays in Scotland, through pictures and sensations, to make it even more real! My friend Federica and I used to dream about this holidays at high school, and finally we managed to do it, after ten years! We have travelled with our friend Simona with us, in our mind and heart… she was supposed to come with us, as she was the third Musketeer at high school, but she was busy with something far more important: our sweet six month old niece!

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