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Wine may be big business in Italy, but balsamic vinegar is the passion
When Allesandra Medici was born 42 years ago, she was bequeathed the same sort of dowry that had been given to girl children in her family for generations – a set of five barrels holding precious quantities of balsamic vinegar.…
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When Allesandra Medici was born 42 years ago, she was bequeathed the same sort of dowry that had been given to girl children in her family for generations – a set of five barrels holding precious quantities of balsamic vinegar.…
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Shrunken, mouldy and damp: tasty morsels from Parma
Outside the restored palace a half hour’s drive from Parma, a peacock struts through the restaurant garden, squawking his general disapproval. A glass-walled restaurant here at Antica Corta Pallavicina overlooks a collection of beehives; most products in the restaurant are …
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Outside the restored palace a half hour’s drive from Parma, a peacock struts through the restaurant garden, squawking his general disapproval. A glass-walled restaurant here at Antica Corta Pallavicina overlooks a collection of beehives; most products in the restaurant are …
Published at Eat My Words
Shrunken and mouldy: tasty morsels from Parma
Outside Antica Corta Pallavicina, a restored palace a half hour’s drive from Parma, a peacock struts through the large garden on site, squawking its general disapproval. A glass-walled restaurant within the palace courtyard overlooks a collection of beehives; most products …
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Outside Antica Corta Pallavicina, a restored palace a half hour’s drive from Parma, a peacock struts through the large garden on site, squawking its general disapproval. A glass-walled restaurant within the palace courtyard overlooks a collection of beehives; most products …
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First day in Parma. There’s a lot of cheese.
Getting somewhere far away is always a bit of a trial. But then there is that moment when you are there, and you find yourself at the perfect restaurant, toasting each other and your great good fortune. Our group, organized …
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Getting somewhere far away is always a bit of a trial. But then there is that moment when you are there, and you find yourself at the perfect restaurant, toasting each other and your great good fortune. Our group, organized …
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Follow the Journal’s food tour to Italy
Starting next week, I’ll be in Italy with a group of eager foodies, traveling to Parma, Umbria and Rome for 10 days. Watch for regular reports on my blog, including mouth-watering photos, of this trip, organized by Newwest Travel. …
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Starting next week, I’ll be in Italy with a group of eager foodies, traveling to Parma, Umbria and Rome for 10 days. Watch for regular reports on my blog, including mouth-watering photos, of this trip, organized by Newwest Travel. …
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More details on Taste Alberta Tuesdays
This is a new program by Taste Alberta, an agriculture industry group that promotes locally grown and raised food. Every Tuesday throughout June, an Edmonton restaurant will serve a special, prix fixe menu featuring Alberta food products. Here’s the line-up:…
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This is a new program by Taste Alberta, an agriculture industry group that promotes locally grown and raised food. Every Tuesday throughout June, an Edmonton restaurant will serve a special, prix fixe menu featuring Alberta food products. Here’s the line-up:…
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Christmas is coming! No, don’t hang up…
I spent a delicious 90 minutes at the Atco Blue Flame Kitchen, having a lunch of dishes that will be in the 2013 Holiday cookbook, to be released later this fall in preparation for the Christmas entertaining season. Professional …
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I spent a delicious 90 minutes at the Atco Blue Flame Kitchen, having a lunch of dishes that will be in the 2013 Holiday cookbook, to be released later this fall in preparation for the Christmas entertaining season. Professional …
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Slow Food president John Schneider launches spring seeding near St. Albert
I spent a couple of hours Tuesday with John Schneider, who was elected to a two-year term as Slow Food Edmonton president earlier this year. You may better know Schneider as the face behind Gold Forest Grains, a local …
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I spent a couple of hours Tuesday with John Schneider, who was elected to a two-year term as Slow Food Edmonton president earlier this year. You may better know Schneider as the face behind Gold Forest Grains, a local …
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Check out this new website devoted to food and music by Calgary’s Julie Van Rosendaal
You may know Julie from her food blog, Dinner with Julie, and her Twitter feed @dinnerwithjulie. Now she’s expanding her food coverage with a new website called rollingspoon.com (@rollingspoon on Twitter). The site is devoted to the relationship between …
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You may know Julie from her food blog, Dinner with Julie, and her Twitter feed @dinnerwithjulie. Now she’s expanding her food coverage with a new website called rollingspoon.com (@rollingspoon on Twitter). The site is devoted to the relationship between …
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Enter a Facebook contest to win a basket of summer dining goodies
The basket has three cookbooks in it – Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s new River Cottage Veg, Ted Reader’s latest barbecue cookbook (Gastro Grilling) and a lovely little ode to the avocado. Plus, the Trudeau company (which makes kitchen accessories) has donated …
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The basket has three cookbooks in it – Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s new River Cottage Veg, Ted Reader’s latest barbecue cookbook (Gastro Grilling) and a lovely little ode to the avocado. Plus, the Trudeau company (which makes kitchen accessories) has donated …
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