Travel, Wine and Food Adventures in ArnoLand. Here are some of my experiences and recommendations for the foodie,, traveler in all of us.
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The more I explore Italian wines the more I realize how little I know. Here I try to get a grip on Piedmontese Wines in 3 posts, the first post is the varieties of grapes in Piedmont. The other posts will cover the appellations and the wineries.
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My first review of the cheese of Piemonte: Today I tried this amazing Piemontese cheese called Tuma del Fen and it was a lovely cheese. I had the more aged variety which made it similar to a St. Marcellin but a but more milky-like in flavor and a more fluid texture.
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There was a soup that was out of this world and it was called Maritata soup. In the late 80’s Vanessi’s sadly closed their door for good...
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We arrived for a early start around 8 am. But we were prohibited from docking at Alexandria. This was a LGBTQ cruise (89% male) and people had decorated their balcony windows. The Egyptian Port authority would not permit us to dock until all such paraphernalia was removed,
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I finally was able to make one of my favorite delectable dishes, “Gnocchi Romana.” Unlike the name, it is believed to have originated in Piemonte; and unlike the more famous cousin, Gnocchi, it is not made with potato flour but rather semolina.
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Some mixed bag of shows my son Borys and I attended in 2023.
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When one thinks of great Italian wines, immediately the great reds pop into mind: Brunello, Barolo, Chianti, Amarone, etc. World class wines that are in demand all over the world. When one thinks about white wines, however, different associations are made.
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I have noticed that the so-called great cooking experts are creating a violence against decent cooking that actually is surprisingly simple. They will add complexity for its own sake, add surprising taste sensations when none are needed.
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What do you do on a snowy day in Bologna? Today it started to rain but ended up snowing—very nicely.
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This Sagre’s was a down to earth foodie celebration akin to an American county fair, except instead of corndogs and prize pigs: it was prize porcini mushrooms and a 3-course (actually 7 different dishes) all made with Porcini mushrooms.
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It is now Tuesday 2 days before we leave. We started the day with our morning coffee. We went to a coffee place called the rooster, and indeed I found a rooster painted in chocolate ontop of my cappuccino. Then onwards for a tour of Edinburgh Castle and afterwards we
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Today’s Fringe festival was a low-key day. It started with a lazy morning and then going to a lunchtime concert at St. Mary’s Cathedral. It featured a youthful all-female ensemble called, the Soteria Piano Trio. They played a varied program. The first half was modern music,