The Origins and History of su filindeu Do you know what su filindeu is? First time I heard about su filindeu I was on holiday in Sardinia. A friend of mine who lives there told me about this ancient tradition: twice a year, hundreds of people make a nighttime pilgrimage from the city of Nuovo to…
With this post, I want to introduce you to Angelo Rumolo and his innovative approach to bringing sustainability to the table through foraging and the use of wild herbs on his pizzas. This is the first in a series of articles where I’ll delve deeper into my experiences during a day I had the privilege…
Are you looking for good places where to eat and drink in Copenhagen? Here you can find 10 (and a bonus)! I had the chance to spend a long weekend in Copenhagen. It was my first time in the city and I love the fact that, probably thanks to Noma and the new nordic food…
Since I moved to Amsterdam, I started having a sort of food nostalgia for flavors and ingredients I’ve grown up with. I think it’s related to the idea of feeling a bit uprooted. That’s why I’m happy I’ve found this family who’s trying to protect all the traditional preserves from the area where I was…
After the article regarding how to taste chocolate properly, I thought it was time to show how high quality chocolate is produced, and I have to thank Jens Kamin founder and owner of Definite Chocolate for taking the time to reply to my questions. Jens is an artisanal chocolate maker from the Dominican Republic, he’s…
When I wrote the article about Modica and its typical chocolate I thought I missed a point. Chocolate seems an easy topic: almost everybody loves it, right? But what do we really know about chocolate? Do we know how to judge if it’s good or not? Are we trying to taste it properly or are…
While planning my last trip to Sicily in September 2021, I stepped into the dishes of a Peruvian chef on Instagram. I admit I was intrigued by the fact he uses emojis to describe them, leaving all the rest to my imagination. His dishes looked simple, but not common, and above all I saw the…
Lorenzo Falduto is a young talented chef, grew-up in Calabria but with an international curriculum. His experience starts with chef Massimiliano Sola when he took care of the catering at the opening of Eataly Rome and then with Pasquale Torrente during the period of Expo Milan. He worked in France (in Carcassonne) and in the…
I moved to Amsterdam in 2015 and I’m still trying to understand a city that, while not very big, has all the characteristics of a cosmopolitan capital. It is extremely relaxing to live here (at least compared to the busy life in cities like London or Milan) but it is also a very dynamic and…
There’s a place in Sicily, a city called Modica, where there’s a long tradition of making chocolate, using an ancient technique that was pretty common during Spanish domination and way far from the chocolate bars we know, that were “invented” in late 1700. The origin of Modicano chocolate Modicano chocolate is a product obtained from…
