There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh pasta or meal at an Italian restaurant. The aromas and flavours from the fresh sauce, seafood, sausage and choose blend perfectly together to give our culinary desires a taste of perfection. However, knowing which top 5 italian restaurants in America areRead More…
Author: Herbert Herrera
Italian chili
A quick Italian chili recipe! Pasta con funghi, aglio, olio e peperoncino (mushrooms, oil, garlic and chili pepper) This Italian chili recipe is one of the simplest, tastiest recipes around. If you do it against a clock, I reckon you can do it in 15-20 minutes with a bit ofRead More…
How to make real pasta
Is making pasta difficult? No way! Here are 3 really easy, really quick fresh pasta recipes. Making pasta is so easy, you’ll ask yourself why you didn’t try it years ago! Yes, it takes a little longer, and takes bit more preparation, but the satisfaction of actually making pasta isRead More…
Italian Wine Labels
How Easily To Read Italian Wine Labels and Look Like an Expert Italian wine labels are easy to read once you know what you are looking for. A little information on Italian wine labels goes a long way when you are in Italy looking for a great wine to purchase orRead More…
Italian Food History
How and Why Geography Has Influenced Italian Food History As one looks at a map of Italy, you notice immediately that Italy is mostly surrounded by water, bordering on 5 seas with approximately 7600 Km of coast line. Also, you can’t help but notice the hilly and mountainous terrain thatRead More…
Pick The Right Pasta Drying Rack
Pasta is the heart of most Italian dishes and preparing your own homemade pasta has its own excitement. One might take some time to perfect this art but with right ingredients and a very useful pasta drying rack, nothing is impossible. To save on time, many people use the readyRead More…
Olive Oil. Back to History.
The history of olive oil, together with the plants from which it is produced, is fascinating and goes back to the dawn of humanity: from 5000 BC until 1400 BC, cultivation of the olive took place at first in Crete and then in Syria, Palestine and Israel. Afterwards, byRead More…
Espresso
The best Espresso Coffee. What it is and what you need to make it. When it comes to the best Espresso Coffee, there are 2 (highly debated) schools of thought in Italy. Many say the best Espresso coffee can only be found in bars and restaurants, while the other, moreRead More…
How to Cook Pasta
Know how to cook pasta? It’s really, really easy! Here are a few tips to ensure the perfect result. How to cook pasta. It’s something that everybody (even the companies that make pasta!) takes for granted and automatically assumes everybody knows.I didn’t before I lived in Italy, even though it’sRead More…