Hello from London! Today I’m sitting in a cosy kitchen in London, the sky as you can easily imagine is leaden gray and it is also fairly cold. What am I doing here? let’s step back a few months… As soon as I knew that my contract wouldn’t have been renewed I bought a ticket (a return [...]

Posted in Soups, Vegetarian Recipes, Winter 16 Comments »

One of the elements of the Tuscan cuisine that most fascinates me and makes me proud is that there are just a few rules, but they are to be regarded as a dogma. These rules describe concisely – through the pairing of ingredients, herbs and spices – our culinary culture and Nature’s seasons. These rules [...]

Posted in Autumn, Fish, Quick Recipes, Soups, Winter 32 Comments »

Every time I tell myself I need to do things slowly, one after another. You just need a bit of organization, don’t you? I bought a black Moleskine on purpose, to scribble down projects, deadlines and ideas (yes, this is the official excuse, the truth is that I like to show it out at every [...]

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Here we are with our second recipe dedicated to leftover beans. After a light and rapid bean soup, it’s time to try a strong and flavorful dish that you can use either as a side dish and as a second course to all intents and purposes. Maybe you won’t wait for leftover beans but you will cook [...]

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In my family there are few strict rules that should be respected as law: don’t oversleep in the morning; during dinner, no cartoons! News channel or chat among us; cook beans with sage, chickpeas with rosemary. If you ask mum why beans & sage and chickpeas & rosemary, she will tell you it’s always been so! Granddad [...]

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